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Samnyeonsanseong
🇰🇷 South Korea · 5th century
Samnyeonsanseong (Korean: 삼년산성; lit. 'three-year mountain fortress'), or Samnyeon Sanseong Fortress, is the ruins of a walled Korean fortress located in Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It was built beginning in the year 470, during the Silla period.
On May 25, 1973, it was made Historic Site of South Korea No. 235. The fortress has been registered by the South Korean government on the tentative list of sites awaiting approval as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Samnyeonsanseong ranks #5,969 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. Founded 470, it is older than 97% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 28 atlas entries founded in the 5th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cheongju, 28 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Samnyeonsanseong?
Samnyeonsanseong stands in South Korea, at 36.48722°, 127.74083°.
When was Samnyeonsanseong built?
The atlas dates its founding to 470. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Samnyeonsanseong?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,969 of 8,134 worldwide, and #20 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 Samnyeonsanseong?
Gyeonhwonsanseong Fortress, about 17 km away.
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