Romula
Romula or Malva was an ancient city in Roman Dacia, later the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania. It was the capital of Dacia Malvensis, one of the three subdivisions of the province of Dacia.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: castrum, ancient city in Roman Dacia (later the village of Reşca, Dobrosloveni Commune, Olt County, Romania), capital of Dacia Malvensis
- Also known as: “Castrul roman Romula”, “Malva”, “Orașul roman Romula”, and “Romula, Malva”
Romula
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Dobrosloveni, Olt County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.17289° or 44° 10′ 22″ north
Longitude
24.39415° or 24° 23′ 39″ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
8GP659FV+5M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Romula” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Romula”
- French: “Romula”
- German: “Kastelle von Reşca”
- German: “Kastelle von Reșca”
- Hungarian: “Romula”
- Italian: “Romula”
- Japanese: “ロムラ”
- Romanian: “Romula”
- Russian: “Ромула”
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Places to explore: Reșca and Reșcuța.
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