Naganeupseong

Korean name
Naganeupseong
Hanok at Naganeupseong
Hangul	낙 안 읍 성
Hanja	樂安邑城
Revised Romanization	Nakaneubseong
McCune–Reischauer	Nakanŭpsŏng

Naganeupseong(樂安邑城, 낙안읍성) is a Korean castle in Nagan-myeon, Suncheon, Jeollanamdo, South Korea.

Naganeupseong is the only remaining Joseon dynasty castle in Jeollanamdo. It finely has the old images of Joseon folk village and castle, with about 100 houses and government offices. Nowadays, there still are 85 households and 229 people living there. It has the biggest feature that it was built on the plain fields and has the narrow stone walls around the castle.

History

It was firstly built in 1397 Taejo Joseon, by the general Kim Bin-gil after the defeat of Wokou to protect its area. It was surrounded by a sand wall but changed to a stone wall during king Sejong, Joseon dynasty because of its difficulty to protect its area against the Japanese invaders Wokou.

External links

Naganeupseong at the UNESCO World Heritage site

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World Heritage Sites in South Korea

World Heritage Sites	Changdeokgung Palace Complex Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites Gyeongju Historic Areas Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong Hwaseong Fortress Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes Jongmyo Shrine Namhansanseong Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple

Tentative Lists	Ancient Mountain Fortresses in Central Korea Daegokcheon Stream Petroglyphs Gaya Tumuli of Gimhae - Haman Gongju and Buyeo Historic Sites Iksan Historic Areas Kangjingun Kiln Sites Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve Naganeupseong, Town Fortress and Village Oeam Village Salterns Seoul City Wall Seowon, Confucian Academies of Korea Sites of fossilized dinosaurs across the southern South Korean coast Southwestern Coast Tidal Flats The Goryeong Jisandong Daegaya Tumuli Traditional Buddhist Mountain Temples of Korea Upo wetland