Trajan’s Plaque
The Tabula Traiana or Trajan's Plaque is a Roman memorial plaque found on the Serbian side of the Iron Gates of the Danube. The plaque was erected by Roman Emperor Trajan to commemorate the completion of his military road along the Danube.Photo: Ynhockey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman memorial plaque
- Also known as: “Tabula Traiana”
- Inscription: “IMP CAESAR DIVI NERVAE F NERVA TRAIANVS AUG GERM PONTIF MAXIMVS TRIB POT IIII PATER PATRIAE COS III MONTIBVS EXCISI. ANCO..BVS SVBLATIS VIA.E.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Statue of Decebalus.
Statue of Decebalus
Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen, CC BY 2.0.
The rock sculpture of Decebalus is a colossal carving of the face of Decebalus, the last king of Dacia, who fought against the Roman emperors Domitian and Trajan. Statue of Decebalus is situated 2½ km southwest of Trajan’s Plaque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dubova and Eșelnița.
Dubova
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dubova is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Trajan’s Plaque.
Eșelnița
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eșelnița is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Trajan’s Plaque.
Tekija
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tekija is a village in the municipality of Kladovo in eastern Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 967 people. Tekija is an important strategic and tourist point on the Danube River. Tekija is situated 8 km east of Trajan’s Plaque.
Trajan’s Plaque
- Categories: archaeological site, Ancient Roman inscription, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Eșelnița, Mehedinți County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.65678° or 44° 39′ 24″ northLongitude
22.30993° or 22° 18′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8GP4M845+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1918839400OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2091689
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Trajan’s Plaque” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tabula Traiana”
- Bulgarian: “Траянова плоча”
- Catalan: “Tabula Traiana”
- Danish: “Trajantavlen”
- Dutch: “Tabula Traiana”
- French: “table de Trajan”
- French: “Table de Trajan”
- French: “Table Trajane”
- French: “Tabula Traiana”
- French: “Tabula Trajana”
- German: “Tabula Traiana”
- German: “Tafel des Traian”
- Hungarian: “Tabula Traiana”
- Hungarian: “Traianus táblája”
- Italian: “Tabula Traiana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tabula Traiana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Trajantavlen”
- Norwegian: “Tabula Traiana”
- Polish: “Tabula Traiana”
- Romanian: “Tabula Traiana”
- Serbian: “Tabula Traiana”
- Serbian: “Tabula Trajana”
- Serbian: “Trajanova tabla”
- Serbian: “Трајанова табла”
- Spanish: “Tabla de Trajano”
- Spanish: “Tabula Traiana”
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