Ulpiana

Ulpiana was an ancient Roman city located in what is today Kosovo. It was also named Justiniana Secunda (, , ). Ulpiana is located in the municipality of Gračanica, 12 km southeast of Pristina. The Municipium Ulpiana or Iustiniana Secunda was proclaimed an archaeological park under the permanent protection of Kosovo by the Kosova Council for Cultural Heritage in 2016. The archaeological park has an area of 161.10 hectares and a surrounding protection zone of 96.23 hectares. Ulpiana was among the largest settlements in the Balkans in late antiquity.

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Ulpiana
Ancient site.alternate_name: Justiniana Secunda (after its reconstruction)
Ancient site.image: ULPIANA-lokaliteti arkeologjik.jpg
Ancient site.caption: Ulpiana excavation site.
Ancient site.map_type: Kosovo#Europe
Ancient site.map_alt: A map of Ulpiana.
Ancient site.map_size: 275
Ancient site.map_caption: Ulpiana is located 12km to the southwest of Pristina.
Ancient site.location: Gračanica, Kosovo
Ancient site.region: District of Pristina
Ancient site.type: Roman city
Ancient site.builder: Trajan
Ancient site.built: 2nd century AD
Ancient site.epochs: Classical antiquity to Early Middle Ages
Ancient site.event: 518 earthquake, raided during the Barbarian invasions, burned to the ground by Slavs in the 7th century
Ancient site.relief: 1

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: historic site
Country: Kosovo
Located in: Gračanica
Image: Ulpiana1.JPG

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Commons category: Ulpiana
heritage designation: Archaeological Site of Exceptional Importance

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Ulpiana foi uma antiga cidade romana localizada no território da atual Kosovo. Foi também chamada de . Ulpiana está situada no município de Lipljan. Em 1990, Ulpiana foi incluída na lista sérvia de Sítios Arqueológicos de Excepcional Importância, protegida pela República da Sérvia.

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