Castra Sucidava
Sucidava was a Dacian and Daco-Roman city situated in Corabia, Romania, on the north bank of the Danube. It developed from the 270s AD and especially after the construction of Constantine's Bridge the northern side of which it protected.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Dacian fortified settlement
- Also known as: “Castrul Sucidava”, “Sucidava”, “Sukidaua”, and “Suvidava”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corabia and Gigen.
Corabia
Town
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Corabia is a small Danube port located in Olt County, Oltenia, Romania, which used to be part of the now-dissolved Romanați County before World War II. Across the Danube from Corabia lies the Bulgarian village of Gigen. Corabia is situated 3½ km east of Castra Sucidava.
Gigen
Village
Gigen is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. It is located near the Danube River, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia. Gigen is situated 8 km south of Castra Sucidava.
Castra Sucidava
- Categories: dava, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Oraş Corabia, Olt County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.76428° or 43° 45′ 51″ northLongitude
24.45952° or 24° 27′ 34″ eastInception
101Open location code
8GM6QF75+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 228915438OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1309649
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Castra Sucidava” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сукидава”
- Dutch: “Sucidava”
- French: “Sucidava”
- German: “Sucidava”
- Greek: “Σκεδεβά”
- Greek: “Συκίβιδα”
- Italian: “Sucidava”
- Persian: “سوسیداوا”
- Portuguese: “Sucidava”
- Romanian: “Castrul roman Sucidava”
- Romanian: “Cetatea romano-bizantină Sucidava”
- Romanian: “Sucidava”
- Russian: “Суцидава”
- Spanish: “Sucidava”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cetatea Romano-Bizantina Sucidava and Bazilica romano-bizantină.
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