Onjong

Onjŏng
Chosŏn'gŭl 온정
Hancha 溫井
McCune–Reischauer Onjŏng
Revised Romanization Onjeong
Statistics
Elevation 22 m (72 ft)

Onjŏng is a place in Unsan, North Korea.

History

Onjŏng was a ri from 1949 to 1954.[1]

In October 1950, Onjŏng was the location of the Battle of Onjong, the first contact between Chinese and United Nations Command forces in the Korean War.[2]

References

  1. ^ "온정리(溫井里)" (in Korean). 북한지역정보넷 (North Korean Human geography). Galhyeon-dong, Seoul: 평화문제연구소. 2009-05-29?. http://www.cybernk.net/infoText/InfoHumanCultureDetail.aspx?tid=CC0700131482. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
  2. ^ "The Korean War: The U.N. Offensive". http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/kw-unoff/unoff.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-10.