Germisara (castra)

Germisara
Germisara (castra) is located in Romania
Germisara (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Germizirga,[1] Germigera,[1] Germizera, Zermizirga [1]
Known also asCastra of Cigmău
Founded2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Nearby waterMarisus
Directly connected toMicia, Apulum, (Sebeș)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area320 m × 120 m (3.8 ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
vexill. XIII Gemina[2]
Numeri
Singulariorum Peditum Britannicianorum[2]
Location
Coordinates45°53′38″N 23°11′25″E / 45.893780°N 23.190211°E / 45.893780; 23.190211
Altitude212 m (696 ft)
Place nameDealul Urieșilor, platoul Turiac, Progadie [3]
TownCigmău
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIHD-I-s-A-03172
RO-RAN89614.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

Germisara was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, now a ruin near the village of Cigmău in Romania.

  1. ^ a b c Schütte, Gudmund (1917). "Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe, a reconstruction of the prototypes". The Royal Danish Geographical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-04.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "CIMEC: Raport de cercetare arheologică". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  3. ^ Raport de cercetare arheologică