영국군 설마리전투 추모공원
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This is a memorial park for British soldiers located in Seolma-ri, Jeokseong-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. It was established in 1957 to honor the sacrifice of the soldiers of the British Gloucestershire Regiment, who fought fierce battles against Chinese forces in the Seolma-ri area of Paju during the 6·25 Korean War. Passing through the Peace Gate at the park entrance, visitors will find the park's memorial stone, a large sculpture shaped like the beret—the symbol of the Gloucestershire Regiment—a statue of British soldiers, Gloucestershire Bridge, and the Paju British Forces Seolma-ri Battle Monument. The rest area of the memorial park offers dense trees and shade, with a valley stream flowing beneath Gloucestershire Bridge. Since 1976, the city of Paju has invited surviving veterans of the Seolma-ri Battle every April to hold a memorial ceremony to console the spirits of those who fell. The Seolma-ri Battle is said to have taken place from April 22 to April 25, 1951, in the Seolma Valley at the foot of Gakaksan Mountain, where the 1st Battalion of the British Gloucestershire Regiment, surrounded by Chinese forces ten times their size, fought to the end.
- Hours
- Always open상시 개방
- Closed
- Open year-round연중무휴
- Parking
- possible가능
- Contact
- Paju City Hall Urban Management Division 031-940-5384파주시청 도시관리과 031-940-5384
Machine-translated from Korean. It may contain errors — the Korean original is kept next to short entries.