Oescus

Oescus, Palatiolon or Palatiolum was an important ancient city on the river in Roman Moesia. It later became known as Ulpia Oescus. It lay northwest of the modern city of , near the village of .
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  • Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Bulgaria
  • Also known as
    “Roman town Colonia Ulpia Oescus”
    “Улпия Ексус”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gigen and Iskur.
is a village in northern , part of , .
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Oescus.
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is a small port located in … is situated 8 km north of Oescus.

Oescus

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Latitude
43.71014° or 43° 42′ 37″ north
Longitude
24.46663° or 24° 27′ 60″ east
Open location code
8GM6PF68+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27808205
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1110806

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Oescus” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Ескус”
  • Bulgarian: “Улпия Ескус”
  • Chinese: “伊斯克尔”
  • Chinese: “伊斯克爾”
  • Czech: “Oescus”
  • Czech: “Ulpia Oescus”
  • Dutch: “Oescus”
  • French: “Oescus”
  • German: “Colonia Ulpia Oescus”
  • German: “Iskos”
  • German: “Oiskos”
  • Greek: “Οίσκος”
  • Hebrew: “אולפיה אואסקוס”
  • Italian: “Oescus”
  • Japanese: “オエスクス”
  • Korean: “오에스쿠스”
  • Korean: “오이스쿠스”
  • Latin: “Ulpia Escus”
  • Polish: “Ulpia Eskus”
  • Romanian: “Oescus”
  • Russian: “Ульпия-Эскус”
  • Russian: “Эск”
  • Spanish: “Oescus (ciudad)”
  • Spanish: “Oescus”
  • Spanish: “Ulpia Escus”
  • Spanish: “Ulpia Oescus”
  • Turkish: “Oescus”

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