Hwaseong Fortress
Also known as Forteresse Hwaseong
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
South Korea
Inscribed
1997
List reference
817
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Hwaseong Fortress is in Suwon. The nearest other World Heritage site is Namhansanseong, about 25 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Suwon · about 1,078,000 peopleabout 2 km south
- Ansan · about 739,000 peopleabout 15 km north-west
- Songnam · about 942,000 peopleabout 20 km north-east
- Bucheon · about 866,000 peopleabout 30 km north-west
- Seoul · about 9,796,000 peopleabout 30 km north
- Incheon · about 2,550,000 peopleabout 40 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
South KoreaCultural27 km away
South KoreaCultural33 km away
South KoreaCultural33 km away
South KoreaCultural92 km away
South KoreaCultural128 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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