世宗
세종
세상 세 + 마루 종
👥 약 39만 명

📜 Name Through History

연기(燕岐) 공주(公州) 일부 세종(世宗)

📖 Origin of the Hanja

"世宗" is the temple name of Sejong the Great (King of Joseon, r. 1418-1450) — meaning "ancestor of the world". The king who created Hangeul and built Korea's scientific golden age. The city was founded July 1, 2012 from former Yeongi-gun and parts of Gongju, as Korea's administrative capital. 18 central government agencies have relocated here. Korea's only city named after a person (a king's temple name).

🌟 What 세종 is famous for

• 정부세종청사 — 행정수도
• 세종호수공원
• 국립세종도서관
• 한글의 도시 — 세종의 이름

""世宗" — the name of one king. One person can become the ancestor of a world."