Istria, Romania
Histria
Histria or Istros was founded as a Greek colony or polis on the western coast of the Black Sea near the mouth of the Danube whose banks are today about 70 km away. In antiquity, it also bore the names Istropolis, Istriopolis, and Histriopolis or simply Istros/Histros. It is now located on the inland shore of a Black Sea lagoon, Lake Sinoe, north of Năvodari and near the modern town of Istria, province of Dobruja, Romania.
- City
- Istria
- Country
- Romania
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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