South Korea
16 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre: every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Sangdang Sanseong, 5 km north-east of the city centre; the most famous is Hwaseong Fortress (#207 of 9,040 worldwide) 83 km north-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Samnyeonsanseong, founded 470.
Every one of them stands in South Korea: the country page shows the full national picture.
38 km south-west · Fortress
Gongsanseong is a castle in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Gongsanseong was initially known as Ungjinseong and subsequently as…
28 km south-east · Ruin
Samnyeonsanseong, or Samnyeon Sanseong Fortress, is the ruins of a walled Korean fortress located in Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province, South…
37 km east · Fortress
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress is a temoe-type mountain fortress encircling the summit of Mount Jangbawi in Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, South…
60 km north-east · Fortress
Deokju Sanseong in Jecheon is a fortress of the Three Kingdoms period located in Hansu-myeon, Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province.
83 km north-west · Fortress · #207 worldwide
Hwaseong Fortress or Suwon Hwaseong is a Korean fortress surrounding the centre of Suwon, the provincial capital of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
97 km north · Fortress
Namhansanseong is a historic Korean fortress city in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
74 km north-west · Fortress
Toksansŏng or Doksan Fortress is an early modern Korean hill fort located in Osan, South Korea.
98 km north · Fortress
Sueojangdae is a fortress structure of the Joseon period located at Namhansanseong in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
72 km south-west · Fortress
Karimsŏng was a Baekje-era Korean mountain fortress built on the mountain Seongheungsan in what is now Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province,…
61 km south-west · Fortress
Ch'ŏngmasansŏng was a Korean fortress of Baekje in what is now Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
73 km north-east · Fortress
Cheongpung Mangwolsanseong Fortress, also called Cheongpung Seongyeolseong, is a fortress located in Cheongpung-myeon, Jecheon, North Chungcheong…
82 km south-west · Fortress
The Earthen Fortification, Iksan was an ancient Korean fortress or fortification in what is now Iksan, South Korea.
63 km south-west · Fortress
Sŏksŏngsansŏng was a Baekje-era Korean fortress in what is now Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
87 km south-west · Fortress
Kŏnjisansŏng was a Korean fortress in Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
96 km south · Fortress
Donggosanseong is a mountain fortress located in Gyo-dong, Wansan District, Jeonju, Jeonbuk State.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q42147.
The Castle Map atlas maps 16 landmarks (15 fortresses · 1 ruin) within 100 km of the centre of Cheongju, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Sangdang Sanseong, a fortress 5 km north-east of the city centre.
Hwaseong Fortress, ranked #207 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 83 km north-west from Cheongju.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Samnyeonsanseong, founded 470: 28 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Pyeongtaek (53 km) · Icheon (72 km) · Yeoju (74 km) · Suwon (84 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
