Category: Oppidum
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Turkish ditch – Celtic opidum
The Celtic oppidum, known under the name Turski šanac, is located near Bačka Palanka, on the left bank of the Danube in the direction of Obrva. In the lowland part of the atar, an earthen fortification in the shape of a ring dominates, the width of the rampart is 5m, and the preserved height is…
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Čarnok
In the vicinity of today’s Vrbas, in the atar of Bački Dobro Polje, there is the Late Late Late Late Late Late Late settlement of Čarnok. The settlement is located in the central part of the fertile Bačka Plain on the southern slopes of the Telek Plateau, between the two fertile rivers Danube and Tisa,…
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Cusum
Kuzum, an ancient settlement located in the area of today’s Petrovaradin. As later archaeological excavations showed, R. Schmidt correctly assumed that the Romans built the fortress on the prehistoric hillfort, which they occupied, expanded and named Kuzum (Cuzum). This fortification is depicted in the ancient itinerary of the Tabula Peutingeriana. The Cusum camp is mentioned…
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Acumincum
Acuminkum (lat. Acumincum, in Serbian Gradina) is an ancient fortress and a medieval fortress located on the banks of the Danube, on a loess plateau. The name Acuminkum itself is originally a Celtic word. The Roman fort was built on the dominant hill “Gradin”, above the present-day Stari Slankamen, on the right bank of the…