Germisara (castra)

Germisara
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s) Germizirga,[1] Germigera,[1] Germizera, Zermizirga [1]
Known also as Castra of Cigmău
Founded 2nd century AD
Place in the Roman world
Province Dacia
Administrative unit Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit Dacia Superior
Nearby water Marisus
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area 320 m x 120 m (3.8 ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
vexill. XIII Gemina [2]
— Numeri —
Singulariorum Peditum Britannicianorum [2]
Location
Coordinates 45°53′38″N 23°11′25″E / 45.893780°N 23.190211°E / 45.893780; 23.190211Coordinates: 45°53′38″N 23°11′25″E / 45.893780°N 23.190211°E / 45.893780; 23.190211
Altitude 212 m (696 ft)
Place name Dealul Urieșilor, platoul Turiac, Progadie [3]
Town Cigmău
County Hunedoara
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI HD-I-s-A-03172
RO-RAN 89614.01
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined
Media related to Germisara at Wikimedia Commons

It was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia, in modern day Romania.

The plan of praetorium.

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