Asan (Korean pronunciation:[a.san]) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It borders the Seoul Capital Area to the north. Asan has a population of approximately 300,000.
This article is about a city in South Chungcheong province. For the administrative district in Ulju County, Ulsan, see Onyang (Ulsan).
Asan is known for its many hot springs and is a city of spas.
Asan has grown into the neighboring village, Onyang-dong, which is also known for its hot springs.
Transportation
The city of Asan shares a station for the KTX high speed trains with the directly adjacent city of Cheonan, which is thusly named Cheonan-Asan Station. It takes about 30minutes to travel from Asan to Seoul by the KTX train. It can be reached within 2 hours from Incheon International Airport by car. Seoul Metropolitan Subway extended one of its lines to service Asan on 15 December 2008. Two major highways, the Seoul-Busan and West Coast expressways, also pass through Asan city.
Industry and commerce
Companies like Hyundai Motor, Samsung LCD, and Samsung Electronic have factories in Asan. A total of 14 industrial complexes are currently occupied by auto parts, electronic parts and other factories.
The Port of Pyeongtaek, closest to the east China coast among Korean ports, is nearby.
Place worth visiting
Blue Crystal Village: The Mediterranean village is located in Tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do. This place, which was first a vineyard, was created as a new village with the construction of an industrial complex. The white walls and blue roofs of Santorini, Greece, are intact, and create exotic landscapes based on the architectural style of European architecture.[1]
Education
Asan is the home of five universities.
Hoseo University
Asan Information and Technology Polytechnic College
Seonam University
Soonchunhyang University
Sun Moon University
Domestic secondary schools:
Onyang High School
International schools:
Onyang Chinese Elementary School (溫陽華僑小學校/온양화교소학교)[2]
Asan is home of Asan Woori Bank WooriWON, a women's basketball team. In 2016, the club was relocated from Chuncheon to Asan.[3] The K League 2 football club Asan Mugunghwa FC was based in the city from 2017 to 2019. Asan Mugunghwa FC was dissolved after the 2019 season. After the dissolution of Asan Mugunghwa FC, Chungnam Asan FC became the city's professional football club, and plays in the K League 2.
Modern history
In 1983, an alteration of townships (ri) and towns (myeon) was made.
In 1986, Onyang eup (town) of Asan was separated and the independent city of Onyang was created.[4]
In 1995, the City of Onyang and Asan County were combined into the City of Asan.
"지중해마을". 아산시 문화관광 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
"溫陽華僑小學校." International School Information, Government of South Korea. Retrieved on 30 March 2016. "58 Samdong-ro 28beon-gil, Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 336–802, Korea"
Provisional changes including Guri city and 11 cities and counties and permission of modification naming Naju.(1985.12.28.) from Constitution of the Republic of Korea
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