| Topalu | |
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| — Commune — | |
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Topalu
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanţa County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gheorghe Murat (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.29 km2 (30.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 1,870 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Website | http://www.cjc.ro/Info%20localitati/Localitati/Topalu.htm |
Topalu is a commune located on the right bank of the Danube in Constanţa County, Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes two villages:
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Capidava is depicted in the form Calidava/Calidaua in Segmentum VIII of Tabula Peutingeriana (1st-4th century AD) on a Roman road between Axiopolis and Carsium.[1][2]. The map provides accurate data on the distances between Axiopolis, Capidava and Carsium. These distances coincide with the distances between the present localities of Hinog - Capidava and Capidava - Hârşova. This is also verified by the discovery of military marking pillar at Seimenii Mici that indicates the distance of 18,000 feet (27 km) from Axiopolis to Capidava.[3]
The village Capidava is the site of the fortified Geto-Dacian center with the same name, Capidava.
After the Roman conquest of Dacia it became a Roman city and castra in the province of Scythia Minor (modern Dobruja).
Capidava is a Getic toponym, meaning the "curve fortified settlement".[3]
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