Adamclisi

Romania / Constanta / Adamclisi /
Adamclisi (Romanian pronunciation: [adamkliˈsi]) is a village and a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

In ancient times, a Roman castrum named Civitas Tropaensium was settled here and in 109 AD a monument named Tropaeum Traiani was built to commemorate the Roman Empire's victories over the Dacians.

The current name has a Turkish origin and it is an adaptation in Romanian of "Adam Kilisse" which means "the church of man" (when the Turkish people settled in this area, they thought the Ancient Roman monument was a church).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamclisi
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Coordinates:   44°5'10"N   27°57'18"E

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  • Romanian Village. It contains the Museum for the archaeological site Tropaeum Traiani, including the originals of the triumphal monument erected by the Roman emperor Trajan.
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