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Location

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Namhansanseong is about 6 km north-east of Songnam. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jongmyo Shrine, about 20 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Songnam · about 942,000 peopleabout 6 km south-west
  • Seoul · about 9,796,000 peopleabout 19 km north-west
  • Suwon · about 1,078,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
  • Ansan · about 739,000 peopleabout 30 km south-west
  • Bucheon · about 866,000 peopleabout 35 km west
  • Goyang · about 903,000 peopleabout 35 km north-west
NamhansanseongSeoulSongnam5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Namhansanseong and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesJongmyo Shrine1Changdeokgung Palace Complex2Hwaseong Fortress3Baekje Historic Areas4Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty5Namhansanseong
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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