Romania · 2nd century
Porolissum was an ancient Roman city in Dacia. Established as a military fort in 106 during Trajan's Dacian Wars, the city quickly grew through trade with the natives and became the capital of the province Dacia Porolissensis in 124. It is one of the largest and best-preserved archaeological sites in modern-day Romania from the Roman Era. It is 8 km away from the modern city of Zalău, in Moigrad-Porolissum village, Mirsid Commune, Sălaj County.
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Porolissum ranks #1,358 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 125 mapped in Romania. Founded 106, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 22 atlas entries founded in the 2nd century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,082 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Cluj-Napoca, 56 km away. It is one of the 78 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Transylvania. See how Romania compares in the castle statistics.
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