Yeongdeok County

Yeongdeok County (Yeongdeok-gun, 영덕군) is a county with 35,000 residents (2021) in North Gyeongsang Province. It is well known for snow crabs. Yeongdeok city hosts a Snow Crab Festival every year.

Understand
The port that appears when you go north along National Route 7 from Pohang is 'Ganggu Port', famous for crabs. The large sculptures installed in the middle of the Ganggu Bridge at the entrance are unusual. It is easy to see that this is a distribution center for snow crabs and a food destination. Around the port, there are many shopping malls. In the cauldron in front of the shopping street, steam from the snow crabs picked by customers Located in the northeastern part of Gyeongsangbuk-do, it belongs to the Yeongnam region and borders Pohang City, Uljin-gun, Yeongyang-gun, and Cheongsong-gun.

The Taebaek Mountains extend to the southeast, Chilbosan and Palgaksan are formed, and the Yeonghae Plain of Byeonggok is formed, and fifty streams, the lifeline of the native land, flow.

Climate
It is generally mild, the highest temperature in summer is 38 °C, and the lowest temperature in winter is -13.8 °C. Southeast wind in spring and northwest wind in winter blows badly, with long fall and short spring.

By taxi
The taxi fare for Yeongdeok is ₩3,300 for a medium-sized taxi up to 2 km. The driving fee goes up by ₩100 per 134 meters and goes up by ₩100 per 33 seconds. There is an additional 20% charge for late-night surcharges from 00:00 to 04:00.

By train


There are various stations in Yeongdeok-gun, and most people use Mugunghwa Lake on the East Sea Line. Since these stations only lead to Mugunghwa-ho, if you choose a destination where you need a reserved train ticket, not a transportation card, you should get off at the right station without getting off at Yeongdeok Station.

Get around

 * City Bus: Yeongdeok-gun Rural Bus. This is Yeongdeok-gun's bus. It departs from Yeongdeok Intercity Bus Terminal and finally returns to Yeongdeok Intercity Bus Terminal. The number of trips is one, so it takes a long time to wait for the bus. These routes are operated: 100, 101, 102, 103, 104.

Do




Eat
Yeongdeok-gun, is snow crab very famous. This is called 'Yeongdeok crab'. Place the name of the region in front of the food like 'Boryeong green tea'.]

Drink
Yeongdeok has a cafe where you can drink coffee while looking at the sea. Also, you can visit after eating and relax.

Go next
There are Pohang and Gyeongju below Yeongdeok. If you have spent enough time in Yeongdeok, you can move to Pohang and Gyeongju and enjoy many more.