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Pelendava (castra)

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Pelendava
Pelendava (castra) is located in Romania
Pelendava (castra)
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Pelendoua, Potulatensioi,[1] Polonda [1]
Known also asCastra of Craiova
Founded2nd century AD
Attested byTabula Peutingeriana
Previous fortificationDacian
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Malvensis
Administrative unitDacia Inferior
Directly connected toRomula
Structure
— Stone structure —
— Wood and earth structure —
Location
Coordinates44°18′N 23°46′E / 44.300°N 23.767°E / 44.300; 23.767
Place nameMofleni neighborhood
TownCraiova
CountyDolj
Country Romania
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Pelendava was once a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Schütte, Gudmund (1917). "Ptolemy's maps of northern Europe, a reconstruction of the prototypes". The Royal Danish Geographical Society. Retrieved 2013-05-04.