Romania
Tulcea County
Turcoaia

Troesmis

Troesmis was an ancient Dacian town and later ancient Roman city and legionary fortress, a major site situated on the and forming a key part of the Limes Moesiae frontier system.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: human settlement in Romania
  • Also known as: “Cetatea Iglița”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Turcoaia and Greci.

Village
Photo: CristianChirita, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Troesmis.

Village
Photo: Leontin l, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Troesmis.

Troesmis

Latitude
45.14303° or 45° 8′ 35″ north
Longitude
28.19523° or 28° 11′ 43″ east
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8GQC45VW+63
Open­Street­Map ID
way 245329742
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8224453
Wiki­data ID
Q1309599
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Troesmis” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Троезмис”
  • Catalan: “Troesmis”
  • Dutch: “Troesmis”
  • French: “Troemis”
  • French: “Troesmis”
  • German: “Troesmis”
  • Irish: “Troesmis”
  • Italian: “Troesimus”
  • Italian: “Troesmis”
  • Japanese: “トロエミス”
  • Romanian: “Castrul roman Troesmis”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea Troesmis”
  • Romanian: “Troesmis”
  • Russian: “Троэзмис”
  • Spanish: “Troesmis”

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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 “Troesmis”. Photo: CristianChirita, Public domain.