Tilurium (cistern)
Tilurium (cistern) is an archaeological site in Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia. Tilurium (cistern) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tilurium (building in NW part of camp), as well as near Tilurium (western rampart).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tilurium (centuriae) and Fort Nutjak.
Tilurium (centuriae)
Archaeological site
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at Gardun above the modern town of Trilj in Croatia. Originally an Illyrian hill-fort of the Delmatae tribe, it later became a major Roman legionary fortress and continued as a fortified post into Late Antiquity. Tilurium (centuriae) is situated 330 metres south of Tilurium (cistern).
Fort Nutjak
Ruins
Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Nutjak is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of Trilj, Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in Omiš. Fort Nutjak is situated 2½ km south of Tilurium (cistern).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gardun and Trilj.
Gardun
Village
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gardun is a village at the top of the hill of Gardun, just 1 km south of Trilj. In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.
Trilj
Town
Photo: Lovrepalos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trilj is a town and settlement in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. It is located northeast of Split. In 2021, its population was 8182. Trilj was a traffic hub in Roman times, when a stone bridge Pons Tilurium was built on the Cetina River.
Vojnić Sinjski
Village
Vojnić Sinjski is a settlement in the City of Trilj in Croatia. In 2021, its population was 433.
Tilurium (cistern)
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Tilurium (cisterna)”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Split-Dalmatia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.61438° or 43° 36′ 52″ northLongitude
16.71479° or 16° 42′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8FMRJP77+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1288905448OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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