Fortress
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress
🇰🇷 South Korea
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress (甄萱山城) is a temoe-type mountain fortress encircling the summit of Mount Jangbawi in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is said that the name became Gyeonhwonsanseong because Gyeon Hwon used this place as a base when he advanced eastward in order to defend against and attack Silla and Goryeo. This mountain fortress is similar in construction method to Samnyeonsanseong in Boeun (Historic Site No. 235), and is one of the few remaining mountain fortresses of the Three Kingdoms period. It was designated Monument No. 53 of North Gyeongsang Province on 19 December 1984.
Machine-translated from “견훤산성” on the Korean Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress ranks #8,059 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #48 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cheongju, 37 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress?
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress stands in South Korea, at 36.57583°, 127.89889°.
How famous is Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,059 of 8,134 worldwide, and #48 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 Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress?
Samnyeonsanseong, about 17 km away.
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