Garimseong Fortress

Karimsŏng (Korean: 가림성; Hanja: 加林城; RR: Garimseong) was a Baekje-era Korean mountain fortress built on the mountain Seongheungsan (성흥산) in what is now Buyeo County, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. It was first completed in 501 (Korean calendar). It is attested to in the Samguk sagi. It was used to protect two successive capitals of Baekje. On January 21, 1963, it was designated Historic Site of South Korea No. 4.

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Garimseong Fortress ranks #4990 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 56 mapped in Corea del Sur. Fundado en 501, más antiguo que el 98% de los monumentos datados del atlas — one of 19 atlas entries founded in the siglo VI. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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