Buridava (Burridava) was a Dacian town^[2] situated in Dacia, later Dacia Apulensis, now Romania, on the banks of the river Aluta, now Olt.^[3]

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Buridava

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Alternative name	Burridava, Burridaua
Location	Stolniceni, Vâlcea, Romania
Coordinates	45.079352°N 24.287605°E / 45.079352; 24.287605
Altitude	350 m (1,148 ft)
History
Cultures	Buri
Site notes
Archaeologists	Dumitru Berciu
Condition	Ruined
Monument istoric
Reference no.	VL-I-s-B-09556 [1]

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Later a Roman fort (Buridava castra) was built there.

The name is Geto-Thracian^[3]

A fragment of a vase carrying the inscription BUR, indicates the name of the Dacian tribe Buridavensi ^[6] In addition to the inscriptions in Latin capitals and cursives uncovered in 1973 and 1978, two inscriptions in Greek were discovered in the same years. They both date from the time of Augustus ^[4]