Carnuntum / Legion Fortress

Austria / Niederosterreich / Hainburg /
 archeological site, Roman Empire

Carnuntum (Καρνους, Carnous in Ancient Greek according to Ptolemy) was a Roman Legionary Fortress or castrum legionarium and also headquarters of the Pannonian fleet from 50 AD. After the 1st century it was capital of the Pannonia Superior province. It also became a large city of 50,000 inhabitants.[

at present moment particularly visible only walls and basement of right tower on east gates
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Coordinates:   48°7'25"N   16°53'21"E
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