Location | Sprâncenata, Olt, Romania |
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Coordinates | 44°03′N24°38′E / 44.05°N 24.64°E Coordinates: 44°03′N24°38′E / 44.05°N 24.64°E |
Site notes | |
Condition | Ruined |
Reference no. | OT-I-s-B-08507 [1] |
It was a Dacian fortified town.
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