Daejeon National Cemetery

Daejeon National Cemetery
View from inside the cemetery (2006)
Details
Established1976
Location
Hyeonchungwon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
36°22′17″N 127°17′48″E / 36.37139°N 127.29667°E / 36.37139; 127.29667
CountrySouth Korea
No. of graves110,000+
Korean name
Hangul
국립대전현충원
Hanja
國立大田顯忠院
Revised RomanizationGungnip Daejeon Hyeonchungwon
McCune–ReischauerKungnip Taejŏn Hyŏnch'ungwŏn

The Daejeon National Cemetery (Korean: 국립대전현충원) is located in Hyeonchungwon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea. It is South Korea's second national cemetery after the Seoul National Cemetery and is overseen by the Ministry of Patriots' and Veterans' Affairs (South Korea).

The cemetery is reserved for Korean veterans, including those who died in the Korean independence movement, Korean War, Vietnam War and post–Korean War clashes with North Korea.