Ruin
Capidava
🇷🇴 Romania
Capidava (Kapidaua, Cappidava, Capidapa, Calidava, Calidaua) was originally an important Geto-Dacian centre on the right bank of the Danube. After the Roman conquest, it became a civil and military centre in the province of Moesia Inferior (later Scythia Minor) and part of the defensive frontier system of the Moesian Limes along the Danube.
It is located in the village with the same name in Constanța County, Romania.
Text adapted from “Capidava” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capidava ranks #3,732 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 121 mapped in Romania. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,458 times in the last 60 days, more than 59% of the atlas. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Capidava?
Capidava stands in Romania, at 44.49397°, 28.09033°.
How famous is Capidava?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,732 of 8,133 worldwide, and #35 in Romania. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Capidava?
Enisala Fortress, about 73 km away.
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