Germisara
Germisara was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, now a ruin near the village of Cigmău in Romania.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.
Roman chapel in Geoagiu
Photo: Razzwan, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
Roman chapel in Geoagiu is situated 3 km north of Germisara.
Orăștie railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tudorcfr90, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Orăștie railway station is situated 4 km southeast of Germisara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cigmău and Geoagiu.
Geoagiu
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Geoagiu is a town in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. 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.
Boiu
Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Boiu is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Germisara.
Germisara
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.89387° or 45° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
23.19039° or 23° 11′ 25″ eastInception
~0110Open location code
8GQ5V5VR+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 218925844OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata 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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