Viminacium was a major city and military camp that served as capital of the Roman province of Moesia. After Moesia was divided in 87 AD following Domitian's Dacian War, it became capital of Moesia Superior; as of 2018 only three to four percent of the archaeological site had been excavated.
Facts
Founding Year Latitude44.732778 degrees north 2 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Viminacium (Wikipedia)
Lead
The city dates back to the 1st century AD, and at its peak it is believed to have had 40,000 inhabitants, making it one of the biggest cities in the Balkans of that time.
Lead paragraph
at its peak it is believed to have had 40,000 inhabitants
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source2. Viminacium (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 44.732778, longitude 21.230556
3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 44.7328,21.2306
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 78.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.75, 21.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 44.75, 21.25
44.75 21.25 Cfa
Wikidata: Viminacium
Wikidata Q1231824, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.