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Brza Palanka

Town in Bor District, Serbia

Brza Palanka Брза Паланка
Town
Holy Trinity Church in Brza Palanka
44°28′N 22°27′E / 44.467°N 22.450°E / 44.467; 22.450
Country	Serbia
District	Bor District
Municipality	Kladovo
Population (2011)^[1]
• Total	860
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	19323
Area code	019
Vehicle registration	KL

Brza Palanka (Serbian Cyrillic: Брза Паланка [br̩̂ːzaː pǎlaːŋka] ^ⓘ) is a town in eastern Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube. It is situated in the Kladovo municipality, in the Bor District. The population of the town is 860 people (2011 census).

The town has its origin in the Roman town of Aegeta (Egeta).^[2]

Archaeology

A sacracium of Jupiter Dolichenus was found here.^[3]

One notable finding from this site is a fragmented marble statue depicting Jupiter Dolichenus along with Juno Dolichena, with Jupiter standing on a bull and Juno on a hind, alongside the figure of Victoria. The composition, dating from the early 2nd to early 3rd century AD, showcases Jupiter in Roman military attire and Juno with a patera and sceptre, differing in style from other known depictions, such as the more static composition from Virinum in Noricum.^[3]

References

^ "2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia: Comparative Overview of the Number of Population in 1948, 1953, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2002 and 2011, Data by settlements" (PDF). Statistical Office of Republic Of Serbia, Belgrade. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6161-109-4. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
^ "Roma Victrix". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
^ ^a ^b Vitas, Nadežda Gavrilović (2021). Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans. Archaeopress. pp. 7, 102. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1gt94hj.7.