Castra Cumidava
Cumidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia Apulensis. It is located at 4 km northwest of the city Râșnov, Romania near the city of Vulcan. The site is located on the middle terrace of Bârsa River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Roman fort in Dacia
- Also known as: “Castra of Râșnov”, “Comidava”, and “Cumidava”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Râșnov Citadel and Fortified church in Vulcan, Brașov.
Râșnov Citadel
Photo: Neighbor’s goat, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Râșnov Fortress is a medieval Fliehburg-type fortress, which offered refuge for townspeople and villagers from the area in times of war. It is situated in Râșnov, Brașov County, not far from Brașov. Râșnov Citadel is situated 4 km southeast of Castra Cumidava.
Fortified church in Vulcan, Brașov
Church
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortified church in Vulcan, Brașov is situated 2½ km northwest of Castra Cumidava.
Râșnov railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Râșnov railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Castra Cumidava.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vulcan and Cristian.
Râșnov
Photo: Radueduard, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Râșnov is a town in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 15,920 as of 2021. It is located at about 15 km southwest of the city of Brașov and about the same distance from Bran, on DN73, a road that links Wallachia and Transylvania.
Castra Cumidava
- Categories: castrum, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Comuna Cristian, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.61874° or 45° 37′ 8″ northLongitude
25.44151° or 25° 26′ 29″ eastInception
~0110Open location code
8GQ7JC9R+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 181342002OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q613565
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Castra Cumidava” goes by many names.
- French: “Cumidava”
- German: “Cumidava”
- German: “Kastell Râșnov”
- Romanian: “Castrul roman Cumidava”
- Spanish: “Cumidava”
- “Cumidava”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biserica Nașterea Maicii Domnului and The Fortified Church of Vulcan.
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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 “Castra Cumidava”. Photo: Saturnian, CC BY-SA 3.0.