Hagori Samtaemaeul Forest, Gochang

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.583

Category

동식물

Designated year

2025

Location

고창군, 전북특별자치도— 전북특별자치도 고창군 성송면 하고리 1238 번지 외

Coordinates

35.351554, 126.625655Kakao address conversion

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The name of Gochang's Hago-ri Samtae Village is documented with its origins recorded in the Jeonseon Mujang Eupji map created in 1922. The village name derives from three Prime Ministers of the Goryeo Dynasty who resided in this location. A historical anecdote related to the village forest recorded in a 19th-century map concerns Jung Hyu-taek, who after retiring from his position as magistrate of Jangsu County, settled in Samtae Village and supported struggling tenant farmers, thereby preserving the village forest. The Gochang Hago-ri Samtae Village forest thus preserves over 200 years of history and continues to serve as a complex symbol of village history, religious faith, and community solidarity. The forest stretches approximately 800 meters along the Samtae Stream, possessing exceptional landscape value, and is designated and protected as a natural monument.

Location