고려∼조선 시대 강원 지역 역 분포와 영서 북부 지역 간선 교통로의 변화

Abstract

This paper analyzed the distribution of yeok (postal stations) and the web of postal roads in the Gangwon province during the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties to recreate the main roads in this region during the eras and to examine the difference and changes between the two eras. Although there was little difference in the distribution of postal stations and the web of postal roads connecting them in the Gangwon province during the Goryeo dynasty and those during the Joseon dynasty, many changes were found in the north Yeongseo region; as the dynasty changed from Goryeo to Joseon, many postal stations were shut down and merged and main roads changed. Such changes could be summed up into the fall of the so-called namgok-ro (Cheorwon-Pyeonggang- Namgok-Hoeyang) and the rise of the Gimhwa-ro (Cheorwon-Gimhwa- Geumseong-Hoeyang). While Namgok-ro was main road which connected Gaegyeong and the northeastern region of the Korean peninsula during the Goryeo dynasty, the Gyeongheung-daero (the main road which connected Hanyang with the northeastern region) passed the Gimhwa-ro instead of the Namgok-ro. The critical factor which prompted the change from Namgok-ro to Gimhwa-ro was because the area around Namgok-ro was chosen to be a martial training ground for the King. Although training sessions were rarely held in the Namgok-ro region after the death of King Sejong, the main road which went into decline once eventually failed to regain its function.