Clunia
Clunia was an ancient Roman city. Its remains are located on Alto de Castro, at more than 1000 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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.
Castle of Coruña del Conde
Castle
Photo: Valti, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Castle of Coruña del Conde is situated 2½ km southwest of Clunia.
Hermitage of the Santo Cristo, Coruña del Conde
Church
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hermitage of the Santo Cristo, Coruña del Conde is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Clunia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peñalba de Castro and Quintanarraya.
Quintanarraya
Hamlet
Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quintanarraya is a town in the province of Burgos in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. Located in the region of the Sierra de la Demanda, since 1979 the municipality of Huerta de Rey, whose head is 7 kilometres away. Quintanarraya is situated 3 km east of Clunia.
Arauzo de Torre
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arauzo de Torre is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality had a population of 116 inhabitants. Arauzo de Torre is situated 4½ km northwest of Clunia.
Clunia
- Categories: Roman colony, archaeological site, Monument (Spain), celtiberian town, roman ruins, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Coruña del Conde, Burgos, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.78142° or 41° 46′ 53″ northLongitude
-3.37099° or 3° 22′ 16″ westElevation
958 metres (3,143 feet)Open location code
8CHRQJJH+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 766725778OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3113935Wikidata ID
Q2724682
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Clunia”. Photo: Luis Rogelio HM, CC BY-SA 2.0.