Achasanseong Fortress
Achasanseong is a Three Kingdoms-era earthen Korean fortress on the mountain Achasan, in Seoul, South Korea. Originally built by Baekje, it was occupied in turn by each of the Three Kingdoms.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: a fortress of the Korean Three Kingdoms period
- Also known as: “Achasanseong”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gwangjang-dong Community Service Center and Achasan Mountain.
Gwangjang-dong Community Service Center
Town hall
Achasan Mountain
Peak
Photo: Straitgate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Achasan is a hill that sits between the Gwangjin District of Seoul and Guri of Gyeonggi in South Korea. It has an elevation of 287 m. There is an extensive system of trails on the Achasan and Yongsan mountains with numerous entrances.
Gwangnaru
Metro station
Photo: LERK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gwangnaru Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 5 in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul. Its station subname is Presbyterian Univ. & Theological Seminary, where said university is nearby Exit 2. The platform is a two-sided, two-line curved platform with screen doors. Gwangnaru is situated 1¼ km south of Achasanseong Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neung-dong and East Seoul.
East Seoul
Photo: mroach, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The districts of Dongdaemun, Jungnang, Gwangjin and Seongdong are in the east of the city of Seoul. East Seoul is a vibrant and diverse region with a unique blend of traditional Korean culture and modern urban life.
Yongdap-dong
Quarter
Yongdap-dong is a dong of Seongdong District, Seoul, South Korea. Yongdap-dong is situated 4½ km west of Achasanseong Fortress.
Achasanseong Fortress
- Categories: Korean fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gwangjang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.55604° or 37° 33′ 22″ northLongitude
127.10485° or 127° 6′ 17″ eastOpen location code
8Q99H443+CWOpenStreetMap ID
node 2493512451OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4673559
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hungarian to Persian—“Achasanseong Fortress” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Acshaszanszong”
- Indonesian: “Achasanseong”
- Japanese: “峨嵯山城”
- Korean: “Achasanseong”
- Korean: “아단성”
- Korean: “아차산성”
- Persian: “دژ آچاسان”
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