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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.
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 · Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty · Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Tentative Lists Ancient Mountain Fortresses in Central Korea · Daegokcheon Stream Petroglyphs · Gangjingun Kiln Sites · Gongju and Buyeo Historic Sites · Iksan Historic Areas · Mt. Soraksan Nature Reserve · Naganeupseong, Town Fortress and Village · Namhansanseong - Ancient Fortified Military and Cultural Landscape of Mt. Namhansan · Oeam Village · Salterns · Sites of fossilized dinosaurs across the southern South Korean coast · Southwestern Coast Tidal Flats · Upo wetlandCategories:- Korea stubs
- Castles in South Korea
- Suncheon
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