Gimcheon Voyage Tips and guide

Gimcheon, or Kimcheon (김천시), is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.

• Three Kingdoms Era

Shilla conquered Gammun-guk (Gamno-guk) and established Gaammun-gun, promoted to Gammunju

• Unified Silla

Renamed Gammunju to Gammun-gun, Gammun-gun as Gaeryeong-gun, and reorganized Gimsan-hyeon, Jirye-hyeon, and Eomo-hyeon to Gaeryeong-gun

• Goryeo Dynasty

Changed Gaeryeong-gun to Gaeryeong-hyeon, Gimsan and Jirye-hyeon to Gyeongsan-bu, Emo-hyeon as Sangjumok

• Joseon Dynasty

Gimsan and Eomo-hyeon integrated to Gimsan-gun, Jirye-hyeon to Jirye-gun and Gaeryeong-hyeon to Gaeryeong-gun

• 1995

Gimcheon-si and Geumneung-gun integrated into Gimcheon-si (15 myeons, 13 dongs)

36°8′0″N 128°6′0″E

Map of Gimcheon

Gimcheon is served by 36.113056128.1802781 Gimcheon–Gumi Station (김천 구미 역) for high speed KTX services, and the more centrally located 36.123333128.1147222 Gimcheon Station (김천역) for all other trains.

• 36.116111128.0038891 Jikjisa Temple (직지사), 95, Jikjisa-gil, Daehang-myeon, Gimcheon-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Unsu-ri 216, South Korea. Constructed in the year 418 at the foot of Mount Hwangaksan, Jikjisa temple claims to be the oldest in Korea. Temple stays are offered. Within the temple grounds are cultural properties such as the Gilt-bronze Reliquary from the Stupa of the Three Honored Ones at Dorisa Temple (National Treasure No. 208), the Painting of the Assembly of Sakyamuni Buddha and Two Bodhisattvas at Jikjisa Temple, Gimcheon (National Treasure), the Seated Stone Medicine Buddha of Jikjisa Temple, Gimcheon (Treasure No. 319), the East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong (Treasure Nos. 606 and 607), the Three-story Stone Pagoda from the Site of Gangnaksa Temple, formerly in Gumi (Treasure No. 1186), the Main Buddha Hall (Daeungjeon) of Jikjisa Temple, Gimcheon (Treasure No. 1576), the Sumidan Altar in the Main Hall of Jikjisa Temple (Treasure No. 1859), and the Large Buddhist Hanging Scroll (Gwaebul) of Jikjisa Temple (Treasure No. 2026). Among the cultural properties housed at Jikjisa Temple, there are several artifacts that were relocated from other sites such as former temple ruins. These include the Gilt-bronze Reliquary from the Stupa of the Three Honored Ones at Dorisa Temple, the East and West Three-story Stone Pagodas at Docheonsa Temple Site, Mungyeong, and the Three-story Stone Pagoda from the Site of Gangnaksa Temple, formerly in Gumi. Adults: ₩2,500 Youth: ₩1,500 Children: ₩1,000. (updated Sep 2025)
• Gimcheon Museum of Art (김천시립미술관). (updated Sep 2020)
• Gimcheon Gymnasium. (updated Sep 2020)
• Gimcheon Culture & Art Center. (updated Sep 2020)
• Buhang Dam Suspension Bridge. (updated Sep 2020)
• Buhang Dam Water Culture Center. (updated Sep 2020)
• Binnae Nongak Training Center. (updated Sep 2020)
• Sudo Valley. (updated Sep 2020)
• Sudosan Recreational Forest. (updated Sep 2020)
• The Past Skill Village. (updated Sep 2020)
• Ehwamanlee Green Farm Village. (updated Sep 2020)
• Jikjisa Temple. (updated Sep 2020)

• Jeungsan Sudo Valley Camping Resort. (updated Sep 2020)

• Gumi, the manufacturing center for LG is close by
• Daegu is to the south

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