Germisara (castra)

Germisara
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Germizirga, Germigera, Germizera, Zermizirga
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
— Numeri —
Singulariorum Peditum Britannicianorum
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
TownCigmău
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIHD-I-s-A-03172
RO-RAN89614.01
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-020
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined

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