Castra Potaissa

Potaissa was a legionary fortress and later a city in the Roman province of Dacia, located in today's , . It appears on the Tabula Peutingeriana as Patavissa between Salinae and Napoca.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman fort in Dacia
  • Also known as: “Castra of Turda” and “Potaissa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casa memorială Petöfi and Reformed church of Turda-Nouă.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is situated 780 metres east of Castra Potaissa.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is situated 1 km north of Castra Potaissa.

Church
Photo: Cerghizan Radu, Public domain.
is situated 1 km east of Castra Potaissa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Săndulești and Copăceni.

Village
Photo: E.Coman, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Castra Potaissa.

Village
Photo: Oguszt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Castra Potaissa.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 4 km southwest of Castra Potaissa.

Castra Potaissa

Latitude
46.57078° or 46° 34′ 15″ north
Longitude
23.77228° or 23° 46′ 20″ east
Inception
168
Open location code
8GR5HQCC+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 219742517
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7234612
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Romanian—“Castra Potaissa” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Potaissa (castrum)”
  • Catalan: “Potaissa”
  • French: “Potaissa”
  • French: “Potassia”
  • German: “Kastell Potaissa”
  • German: “Legionslager Potaissa”
  • German: “Potaissa”
  • Romanian: “Castrul legiunii V Macedonica de la Potaissa”
  • Romanian: “Castrul roman potaissa”
  • Romanian: “Castrul roman Potaissa”
  • Romanian: “Cod:LMI:CJ-I-s-A-07208”

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Highlights include Principia and Cohors quingenaria.

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