Wonju

Wŏnju was a principal town of Korea's mountainous eastern interior and the seat of the governor of Kangwŏn. The province took its name from Wŏnju and coastal Kangnŭng when it was established in 1395. Its government compound housed the officials responsible for administering the province. Burned during the Japanese invasion, the buildings were rebuilt in 1634–1635 under successive local magistrates.