Gwangcheon Munhwa (Culture) Market
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Getting there · Parking
On market days, lots near the market fill up quickly. Fees are the registered base rates and may have changed. Parking data: Public Data Portal, National Parking Lot Standard Data.
Upcoming market days
Market days from public data (as of 2025-11-10). Dates are calculated, so please double-check before you go.
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About the market
- History
- Opened in 1926.
- Type
- A 5-day market held on dates ending in 4·9.
- Shops
- About 148 permanent shops (not counting market-day stalls)
- What's sold
- Agricultural products, Livestock products, Processed foods, Clothing, Shoes, Household goods, Restaurants
- Facilities
- Parking: no · Public restroom: yes
Source: Public Data Portal, National Traditional Market Standard Data
🍶 Local makgeolli from Hongseong-gun
2 breweries
These drinks are brewed in this area. It doesn't mean this market sells them. Sources: Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation traditional liquor data, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs brewery tour program (Public Data Portal), checked by the site operator (picks).
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🗺️ Market and sightseeing · Suggested route
Markets are busiest in the morning. This is a rough route based on straight-line distance, starting at the market and moving farther out. Check real roads and times with the directions for each leg.
- 🧺Gwangcheon Munhwa (Culture) MarketMorning · Browse the market, have lunch at the food stalls
- 🚗 5.6km straight-line · about 10 min by car (estimate) Get directions1Gyeolseong Dongheon
- 📜 HistoryA Joseon-era government office, designated as a Chungcheongnam-do cultural heritage on April 20, 1989.
- 💡 Good to knowThe parking lot holds 20 cars, with restrooms and a cultural tourism guide on site.
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결성동헌 : 조선시대 관아 1989년 4월 20일 충남문화재 지정
- Designated a tourist site in 1989
- Parking for 20 cars
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-634-8712
- 🚗 7.0km straight-line · about 15 min by car (estimate) Get directions2Hongjuseong History Museum
- 📜 HistoryAn institution for research and education on Hongseong's history, designated as a tourist site in 2011.
- 👀 HighlightsSee exhibitions based on research, excavations and surveys of Hongseong's history.
- 💡 Good to knowA cultural tourism guide is on site, and you can use restrooms, parking and an activity room.
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홍주성 역사관 : 홍성 역사 연구, 발굴, 조사, 전시, 교육 기관
- Designated a tourist site in 2011
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking, Museum
- Contact 041-630-9240
- 🚗 1.0km straight-line · about 5 min by car (estimate) Get directions3Hongju Righteous Army Tomb
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a Chungcheongnam-do Monument on December 24, 1973.
- 💡 Good to knowThere is a parking lot (80 cars) and restrooms, and a cultural tourism guide is on site.
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홍주의사총 : 1973년 12월 24일 충청남도기념물로 지정
- Designated a tourist site in 2001
- Parking for 80 cars
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-633-8733
Source: National Tourist Attraction Standard Data
Summaries were written by AI from public data and may contain mistakes. Please confirm important details in the original or on site.
📍 Nearby sights
- 📜 HistoryA Joseon-era government office, designated as a Chungcheongnam-do cultural heritage on April 20, 1989.
- 💡 Good to knowThe parking lot holds 20 cars, with restrooms and a cultural tourism guide on site.
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결성동헌 : 조선시대 관아 1989년 4월 20일 충남문화재 지정
- Designated a tourist site in 1989
- Parking for 20 cars
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-634-8712
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as Chungcheongnam-do Monument No. 75 on December 29, 1989.
- 💡 Good to knowThe parking lot holds 50 cars, with a guide, restrooms and a museum.
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한용운선생생가지 : 1989년 12월 29일 충청남도 기념물 제75호 지정
- Designated a tourist site in 1989
- Parking for 50 cars
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking, Museum
- Contact 041-642-6716
- 📜 HistoryAn institution for research and education on Hongseong's history, designated as a tourist site in 2011.
- 👀 HighlightsSee exhibitions based on research, excavations and surveys of Hongseong's history.
- 💡 Good to knowA cultural tourism guide is on site, and you can use restrooms, parking and an activity room.
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홍주성 역사관 : 홍성 역사 연구, 발굴, 조사, 전시, 교육 기관
- Designated a tourist site in 2011
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking, Museum
- Contact 041-630-9240
- 📜 HistoryDesignated as a tourist site in 2014.
- 👀 HighlightsLook around exhibitions honoring patriots and veterans.
- 💡 Good to knowA cultural tourism guide is on site, with an activity room and restrooms; parking for 2 cars.
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충남보훈관 : 호국보훈을 기리는 전시장
- Designated a tourist site in 2014
- Parking for 2 cars
- Facilities: Tour guides on site, Restrooms, Parking
- Contact 041-635-1090
Source: National Tourist Attraction Standard Data
Summaries were written by AI from public data and may contain mistakes. Please confirm important details in the original or on site.
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