Castra Martis
Castra Martis was a Roman fortified garrison in Dacia which became a town and bishopric and remains a Latin Catholic titular see.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Roman fort
- Also known as: “Крепост ‘Кастра Мартис’”
- Address: Кула, 3800
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kula and Boynitsa.
Kula
Town
Kula is a town in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of Kula Municipality part of Vidin Province. Located just east of the Serbian-Bulgarian border, it is the third largest town in the province after Vidin and Belogradchik.
Boynitsa
Village
Boynitsa is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vidin Province. It is the administrative centre of Boynitsa Municipality, which lies in the western part of Vidin Province. Boynitsa is situated 7 km north of Castra Martis.
Medeshevtsi
Village
Photo: Лъчезар Димитров, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Medeshevtsi is a village, which is situated 10 km east of Castra Martis.
Castra Martis
- Categories: castrum, titular see, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kula, Vidin, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
43.89065° or 43° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
22.52405° or 22° 31′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8GM4VGRF+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 5116628125OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1049811
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Serbo-Croatian—“Castra Martis” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Кастра Мартис”
- Catalan: “bisbat de Castra Martis”
- Dutch: “Castra Martis”
- French: “Castra Martis”
- German: “Castra Martis (Titularbistum)”
- German: “Titularbistum Castra Martis”
- Hebrew: “קסטרה מרטיס”
- Italian: “diocesi di Castra di Marte”
- Italian: “Diocesi di Castra di Marte”
- Macedonian: “Кастра Мартис”
- Polish: “Castra Martis”
- Serbian: “Кастра Мартис”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Castra martis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Castra Martis”
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