Fortress
Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress
🇰🇷 South Korea
Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress (淸風望月山城), also called Cheongpung Seongyeolseong, is a fortress located in Cheongpung-myeon, Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province. As its name changed several times in the past, it was registered as a cultural property under the name Mangwolsanseong (望月山城). Originally the Baekje fortress of Seongyeol, the town wall of Seongyeol-hyeon where Ureuk was born, it was transposed into Mangwolsanseong during the Japanese colonial period.
Machine-translated from “청풍 망월산성” on the Korean Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress ranks #7,980 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Yeoju, 57 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress?
Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress stands in South Korea, at 37.00175°, 128.16538°.
How famous is Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,980 of 8,134 worldwide, and #42 in South Korea. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress?
Deokju Sanseong, about 17 km away.
More castles in South Korea
- Iksan Toseong South Korea · 7th century
- Haman Seongsansanseong Fortress South Korea
- Daedeoksanseong Fortress South Korea
- Palgeosanseong Fortress South Korea
More fortresses
- Donggosanseong South Korea
- Ganghwa Gapgotdon South Korea
- Gochangeupseong South Korea
- Buyeo Seokseong Fortress South Korea · 6th century