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🏛️ Pelendava-Răcari-Ad Mutrium-Drobeta
Roman frontier settlement and legionary camp on the Danube


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 01:56
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Mehedinți County, southwestern Romania, on the Danube's right bank
  • Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE
  • Function: Military outpost, customs station, and civilian settlement along Rome's limes (frontier)
  • Status: Archaeological site with scattered remains; limited visitor infrastructure

Pelendava-Răcari-Ad Mutrium-Drobeta represents a succession of Roman settlements occupying the same strategic Danube location across several centuries. The ...

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