Tilurium (centuriae)

Tilurium was an ancient settlement and military site located at above the modern town of 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Illyrian fortified settlement of the Delmatae
  • Also known as: “Tilurium” and “Tilurium (spavaonice)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Nutjak.

Ruins
Photo: Bane77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a late medieval fortress overlooking the canyon of the Cetina River, about 3 km downstream from the town of , Croatia, where the river leaves the plateau of Sinjsko Polje and continues its winding path through the canyon to the confluence in . is situated 2 km south of Tilurium (centuriae).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gardun and Trilj.

Village
Photo: Ante Perkovic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a at the top of the hill of , just 1 km south of . In the 1997, excavations of the remains of legionary fortress of Tilurium started on the southern outskirts of the village.

Town
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is a town and settlement in inland , . It is located northeast of Split. In 2021, its population was 8182. was a traffic hub in Roman times, when a stone bridge Pons Tilurium was built on the Cetina River.

Village
is a settlement in the City of in . In 2021, its population was 433.

Tilurium (centuriae)

Latitude
43.61147° or 43° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
16.71549° or 16° 42′ 56″ east
Open location code
8FMRJP68+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 113690474
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3511836
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Slovenian—“Tilurium (centuriae)” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Tiluri”
  • Croatian: “Tilurij”
  • Dutch: “Tilurium”
  • Italian: “Tilurium”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tilurij”
  • Slovenian: “Tilurium”

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Highlights include Tilurium (mosaic) and Tilurium (cistern).

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