Central Europe
Slovenia
Ajdovščina Municipality

The Roman fortress Castra

Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum, also simply Castra, referred to as mutatio Castra in Itinerarium Burdigalense, was a Late-Roman fortress which constituted the centre of Claustra Alpium Iuliarum, an Ancient Roman defensive system of walls and towers stretching from the Gail Valley to the mountain range.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman fortress in Eastern Europe
  • Also known as: “Castra”, “Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum”, and “Fluvio Frigido”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ajdovščina railway station and Ajdovščina Airfield.

Railway station
Photo: Ajznponar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the principal railway station in , . is situated 550 metres southwest of The Roman fortress Castra.

Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a local airfield and tourist aerodrome in the Vipava Valley, . The field was originally built for the Battles of the Isonzo and is today home to the Josip Križaj Ajdovščina Aeroclub and the ultralight aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel.

Photo: TadejM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km north of The Roman fortress Castra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajdovščina and Šturje.

Town
Photo: Sl-Ziga, Public domain.
is a town in the Vipava Valley, . It is the administrative seat of the .

Suburb
is a formerly independent settlement in the in southwestern . It is now part of the town of . It is part of the traditional region of and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the .

Hamlet
is a settlement on the northern outskirts of in the Littoral region of .

The Roman fortress Castra

Latitude
45.88926° or 45° 53′ 21″ north
Longitude
13.90522° or 13° 54′ 19″ east
Elevation
103 metres (338 feet)
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8FQMVWQ4+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 891720708
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
12450704
Wiki­data ID
Q28969759
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“The Roman fortress Castra” goes by many names.
  • French: “Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum”
  • Italian: “Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum”
  • Latin: “Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum” (historical)
  • Slovenian: “Arheološko najdišče Castra”
  • Slovenian: “Castra Ad Fluvium Frigidum”
  • Slovenian: “Kastra”
  • Slovenian: “Mansio Fluvio Frigido”
  • Slovenian: “Rimska utrdba Castra”
  • Slovenian: “Rimska Utrdba Castra”
  • Spanish: “Castra ad Fluvium Frigidum”

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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 “The Roman fortress Castra”. Photo: Octopus, CC BY-SA 3.0.