Germisara

Germisara was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, now a ruin near the village of Cigmău in .
Wikipedia
Photo: Saturnian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman fort in Dacia
  • Also known as: “Castra Germisara” and “Castra of Cigmău”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman chapel in Geoagiu and Orăștie railway station.

Photo: Razzwan, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is situated 3 km north of Germisara.

Railway station
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is situated 4 km southeast of Germisara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cigmău and Geoagiu.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village.

Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in Hunedoara County, , . It is on the Mureş river at an altitude of 217 meters. The river with the same name flows in this place into the Mureş. The town has a population of about 6,500.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Germisara.

Germisara

Latitude
45.89387° or 45° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
23.19039° or 23° 11′ 25″ east
Inception
~0110
Open location code
8GQ5V5VR+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 218925844
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q612921
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Romanian—“Germisara” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Germisara (castrum)”
  • Catalan: “Germisara”
  • French: “Germisara”
  • German: “Germisara”
  • German: “Kastell Cigmău”
  • Italian: “Forte romano di Germisara”
  • Romanian: “Castru”
  • Romanian: “Castrul roman de la cigmău”
  • Romanian: “Castrul roman Germisara”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biserica Greco-Catolică Geoagiu and Biserica Ortodoxă Sfinții Arhangheli Geoagiu.

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