Romania
Constanța County
Topalu

Capidava

Capidava was originally an important Geto-Dacian centre on the right bank of the . After the Roman conquest, it became a civil and military centre in the province of Moesia Inferior and part of the defensive frontier system of the Moesian Limes along the Danube.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Romania
  • Also known as: “Capidava Fortress”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capidava and Topalu.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Capidava.

Capidava

Latitude
44.49385° or 44° 29′ 38″ north
Longitude
28.09053° or 28° 5′ 26″ east
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8GPCF3VR+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288470378
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
9534984
Wiki­data ID
Q18288969
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Capidava” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Капидава”
  • French: “Capidava”
  • Greek: “Καπιδάβα”
  • Hungarian: “Capidava”
  • Romanian: “Capidava”
  • Romanian: “Situl arheologic „Cetatea Capidava””
  • Spanish: “Capidava”

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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 “Capidava”. Photo: Elerium, Public domain.