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Seosaengpo Castle

🇰🇷 South Korea · 16th century

Seosaengpo Castle in South Korea
Photo: Cultural Heritage Administration (Public Nuri Type 1) (문화재청 (공공누리 제1유형)) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Seosaengpo Castle (せいせいほわじょう, ソセンポわじょう, 서생포왜성) is a waeseong (Japanese-style castle) built by Katō Kiyomasa during the Imjin and Jeongyu wars, in what is now Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.

Machine-translated from “西生浦倭城” on the Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Seosaengpo Castle ranks #6,274 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 58 mapped in South Korea. Founded 1593, it is older than 34% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ulsan, 19 km away. See how South Korea compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Seosaengpo Castle?

Seosaengpo Castle stands in South Korea, at 35.38345°, 129.33406°.

When was Seosaengpo Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1593. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Seosaengpo Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,274 of 8,134 worldwide, and #22 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 Seosaengpo Castle?

Gijang Japanese Castle, about 18 km away.

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