• Source: Topalu

Topalu is a commune located on the right bank of the Danube in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.




Administration


The commune includes two villages:

Topalu (historical name: Turkish: Topal)
Capidava (historical names: Calichioi, Turkish: Kaleköy)




Demographics



At the 2011 census, Topalu had 1,707 Romanians (99.94%), 1 others (0.06%).




History






= Tabula Peutingeriana

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Capidava is depicted in the form Calidava/Calidaua in Segmentum VIII of Tabula Peutingeriana (1st-4th century AD) on a Roman road between Axiopolis and Carsium. The map provides accurate data on the distances between Axiopolis, Capidava and Carsium. These distances coincide with the distances between the present localities of Hinog - Capidava and Capidava - Hârșova. This is also verified by the discovery of military marking pillar at Seimenii Mici that indicates the distance of 18,000 feet (27 km) from Axiopolis to Capidava.




= Ancient times

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The village Capidava is the site of the fortified Geto-Dacian center with the same name, Capidava.
After the Roman conquest of Dacia it became a Roman city and castra in the province of Scythia Minor (modern Dobruja).




Etymology


Capidava is a Getic toponym, meaning the "curve fortified settlement".




See also


Dacia
Roman Dacia
List of ancient towns in Scythia Minor
List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
Dacian davae




References






Further reading






External links



Official Capidava Archaeological Site
Official Capidava Fortress Site at Constanţa County Council
Capidava at Encyclopedia Dacica
Capidava at Turism Constanţa hosted by The Public Office for Tourism, Commerce and Public Services, part of the Constanţa County Council
Capidava hosted by the Romanian National Institute of Historical Monuments
Capidava article at ziare.com

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Provinsi Constanţa
• Topalu
• Constantin David (activist)
• Constanța County
• List of ancient cities in Thrace and Dacia
• Capidava (disambiguation)
• List of ancient towns in Scythia Minor
• Dacian warfare
• Vicina (town)
• Romanian Navy during World War I
• Acidava