Nonsan
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Nonsan 논산시 |
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| Municipal City | ||
| Korean transcription(s) | ||
| • Hangul | ||
| • Hanja | ||
| • Revised Romanization | Nonsan-si | |
| • McCune-Reischauer | Nonsan-si | |
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 Location in South Korea |
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| Country |
 South Korea
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| Region | Hoseo | |
| Administrative divisions | 2 eup, 11 myeon, and 2 dong | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Lim Sung-kyu | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 554.82 km2 (214.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2003) | ||
| • Total | 136,356 | |
| • Density | 246/km2 (640/sq mi) | |
| • Dialect | Chungcheong | |
Nonsan (Korean pronunciation: [non.san]) is a city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It is located at 36°12′N 127°5′E / 36.200°N 127.083°E. Nonsan is also called Nolmoi, meaning dusk(y) or yellow mountain; "Nonsan" means rice paddies + mountain(s).
Nonsan has a significant history. During the Samhan period, Nonsan is believed to have been part of Mahan territory. In the Baekje period, the district belonged to Hwangdeungyasan-gun. The crucial battle in which Silla defeated Baekje is thought to have taken place in the general area of Nonsan. Later, in the Silla period, Nonsan was divided into two different towns: Deogeun and Hwangsan.
The train station was built in 1911, in the same year as the rail line through the Nonsan plain was completed.
The modern city of Nonsan was established in 1914, by the merger of the four counties of Yeonsan-gun, Eunjin-gun, Noseong-gun and Seoksung-gun.
During the Korean War, a POW camp was set up by the U.S. and South Korean forces. On June 18, 1953, at the Nonsan camp as well as at POW camps at Busan, Masan, and Kwangju, thousands of POWs swarmed out of the camps and melted into the local population in order to avoid being repatriated to North Korea.
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