Clunia
Clunia was an ancient Roman city. Its remains are located on Alto de Castro, at more than 1,000 metres above sea level, between the villages of Peñalba de Castro and Coruña del Conde, 2 km away from the latter, in the province of Burgos in Spain.
- Email: clunia@diputaciondeburgos.es and cultura2@diputaciondeburgos.es
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient Roman settlement in Hispania
- Also known as: “Ciudad Romana de Clunia Sulpicia” and “Penalba de Castro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia and Castle of Coruña del Conde.
Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia
Archaeological site
The Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia is a Roman theatre in the ancient city of Colonia Clunia Sulpicia, in what is now province of Burgos, northern Spain. Built on a hill called Alto de Castro, it is located between the modern-day villages of Coruña del Conde and Peñalba de Castro, in the south of the province of Burgos. Theatre of Clunia Sulpicia is situated 550 metres northeast of Clunia.
Hermitage of the Santo Cristo, Coruña del Conde
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peñalba de Castro and Quintanarraya.
Quintanarraya
Hamlet
Arauzo de Torre
Village
Clunia
- Categories: Roman colony, archaeological site, monument, celtiberian town, roman ruins, zona arqueológica, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Coruña del Conde, Province of Burgos, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78142° or 41° 46′ 53″ north
Longitude
-3.37099° or 3° 22′ 16″ west
Elevation
958 metres (3,143 feet)
Open location code
8CHRQJJH+HJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Clunia” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلونية”
- Basque: “Clunia”
- Catalan: “Clunia”
- Dutch: “Clunia”
- Esperanto: “Clunia”
- French: “Clunia”
- Galician: “Clunia”
- German: “Clunia”
- Italian: “Clunia”
- Latin: “Clunia”
- Latin: “Colonia Clunia Sulpicia”
- Latvian: “Klūnija”
- Portuguese: “Clunia”
- Portuguese: “Clúnia”
- Spanish: “Alto del Castro”
- Spanish: “ciudad romana de Clunia”
- Spanish: “Clunia Sulpicia”
- Spanish: “Clunia”
- Spanish: “Col. Clunia Sulpicia”
- Spanish: “Col. Clunia Sulpicia/Col. Clunia, Alto del Castro, Peñalba de Castro”
- Spanish: “Col. Clunia”
- Spanish: “Colonia Clunia Sulpicia”
- Spanish: “colonia Clunia”
- Spanish: “Kolounioku”
- Spanish: “Kolounioukou”
- Spanish: “Peñalba de Castro”
- Spanish: “Ruinas Romanas de Clunia”
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