# Gerulata

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{{Short description|Roman military camp in Rusovce, Bratislava, Slovakia}}
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{{Infobox Limeskastell
|Name = Gerulata<br />''(Kastell Rusovce)''
|Antiker Name = ''Gerulata'', ''Gerulate''
|Bild = Gerulata.jpg
|Bildbeschreibung = Gerulata
|Limes= [Upper Pannonia](/source/Limes_Pannonicus)
|Abschnitt= Section 2
|Belegung von bis = 1st to 4th century AD
|Kastelltyp = Cohort and Ala fort,<br />square fort with rounded corners surrounded by a double ditch (''Spitzgraben''), ''Burgus'' of Late Antiquity
|Truppenteil = a) ''legio XV'',<br /> b) ''cohors V Callaecorum Lucensium'' (?),<br />c) ''ala I Canennefatum'',<br />d) ''equites Sagittarii''
|Abmessungen oder Fläche = a) wood and earth fort, width: 113&nbsp;m<br />b) stone fort I, width: 133–166&nbsp;m,<br />c) ''burgus'': 39 × 30 m
|Verwendetes Material = a) wood and earth design<br />b) stone design
|Kurzbeschreibung = Nothing visible above ground,<br /> Foundation walls of the ''burgus'' were conserved and made accessible in a visitors' area
|Heutiger Ortsname = [Rusovce](/source/Rusovce)
|Nebenbox = --
|Breitengrad = 
|Längengrad = 
|Region-ISO = SK-BL
|Höhe = 130
|Im Limesverlauf vorher liegendes Kastell = {{Interlanguage link multi|Kleinkastell Stopfenreuth|de}} <small>(northwest)</small>
|Im Limesverlauf nachfolgendes Kastell = {{Interlanguage link multi|Kastell Ad Flexum|de}} ([Mosonmagyaróvár](/source/Mosonmagyar%C3%B3v%C3%A1r))<small> (southeast)</small>
}}
'''Gerulata''' was a [Roman](/source/Roman_Empire) [military camp](/source/military_camp) located near today's [Rusovce](/source/Rusovce), a borough of [Bratislava](/source/Bratislava), [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia). It was part of the [Roman province](/source/Roman_province) of [Pannonia](/source/Pannonia) and was built in the 2nd century as a part of the [frontier defence](/source/Limes_Romanus) system. It was abandoned in the 4th century, when Roman [legions](/source/Roman_legion) withdrew from [Pannonia](/source/Pannonia).

Today there is a museum, which is part of the [Bratislava City Museum](/source/Bratislava_City_Museum).

Archaeologists have unearthed its remnants and their discoveries are on exhibition in the hall of the museum, which is open in summer and can be found behind the Catholic Church of St Mary Magdalene in the town.
Beyond the remains of the Roman forum, fragments of structures and gravestones, bronze, iron, ceramic and stone pieces are on show in a museum showing daily life.

The best preserved object is a quadrilateral building 30 metres long and 30 metres wide, with 2.4 metre thick walls.

In July 2021, Gerulata was added to the [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO)'s World Heritage List as part of the Western segment of the [Danubian Limes](/source/Danubian_Limes) of the [Roman Empire](/source/Roman_Empire).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2322/|title=Danube Limes added to UNESCO's World Heritage List closing this year's inscriptions}}</ref>

==References==
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* http://slovakianguide.com/en/bratislava-city-museum-ancient-gerulata-rusovce

== Bibliography ==
* Kuzmová, Klára; Rajtár, Ján (eds) (1996). ''Gerulata I.'' Nitra: Archeologický ústav Akademie věd SK.
* Varsik, Vladimir (1998). "Das Römische Lager von Rusovce-Gerulata. Ein Beitrag zu Lokalisierung und Anfängen." ''Jahrbuch des Römisch-Germanischen Zentralmuseum Mainz'' '''43''', pp. 531–589.

==External links==
* [http://www.slovenskehrady.sk/?show=object&which=Gerulata Gerulata] {{in lang|sk}}

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Category:History of Bratislava
Category:Roman frontiers
Category:Archaeological sites in Slovakia
Category:Roman sites in Slovakia
Category:Roman legionary fortresses in Slovakia
Category:Tourist attractions in Bratislava
Category:Buildings and structures in Bratislava

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