Taiwan
11 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 Fort Provintia, 2 km north-east of the city centre; the most famous is Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan) (#365 of 9,040 worldwide) 3 km north-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Fengguiwei Fort, founded 1622.
Every one of them stands in Taiwan: the country page shows the full national picture.
3 km north-west · Fortress · #365 worldwide
Fort Zeelandia was a fortress built over ten years from 1624 to 1634 by the Dutch East India Company, in the town of Anping on Formosa, the former…
2 km north-east · Fortress
Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower, was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan,…
3 km west · Fortress
The Eternal Golden Castle, alternatively but less well known as Erkunshen Battery, is a defensive castle in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan.
3 km west · Fortress
The Anping Small Fort is a former fort in Anping District, Tainan, Taiwan. The fort was built to prevent the invasion from British Empire during the…
6 km north-west · Fortress
The Sicao Fortress is a former fort in Annan District, Tainan, Taiwan. The fortress was built during the First Opium War in 1840 during the Qing…
43 km south · Fortress
Cihou Fort or Cihou Battery is a historic fort in Cijin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly guarding the northern entrance to Kaohsiung Harbor.
90 km north-west · Ruin
Fengguiwei Fort is a former Dutch fortification located in Magong, Penghu, Taiwan.
90 km north-west · Fortress
The Jinguitou Fortress is a former fort in Magong City, Penghu, Taiwan. At the early stage, an artillery was already built at the site of the…
96 km north-west · Fortress
The Xiyu Western Fort or Xiyu Western Battery is a former fort and battery in Wai'an Village, Xiyu Township, Penghu, Taiwan.
94 km north-west · Fortress
The Xiyu Eastern Fort or Xiyu Eastern Battery is a former fort and battery in Wai'an Village, Xiyu Township, Penghu, Taiwan.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q140631.
The Castle Map atlas maps 11 landmarks (10 fortresses · 1 ruin) within 100 km of the centre of Tainan, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Fort Provintia, a fortress 2 km north-east of the city centre.
Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan), ranked #365 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 3 km north-west from Tainan.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Fengguiwei Fort, founded 1622: 90 km north-west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: New Taipei City (260 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
