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title: "Capital Village"
description: "Capital Village"
url: https://support.travian.com/en/articles/50-capital-village
collection: "Expansion"
updated: 2026-10-28
language: en
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# Capital Village

Capital Village

### What makes the capital special?

Your **capital** is the most important village in your empire. Here’s what makes it unique:

-   **It can never be conquered** by another player.
    
-   **Great Barracks** and **Great Stable** **cannot** be built there.
    
-   You can build a **Stonemason’s Lodge**, which increases building durability by up to **300%**.
    
-   **Resource fields** can be upgraded **beyond level 10**, without limit (in theory).
    

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### How to choose or change your capital

Your **first village** automatically starts as your capital.  
To change it later:

1.  Build a **Palace** in the village you want to make your new capital.
    
2.  Upgrade the Palace to **level 1**.
    
3.  Click **“Make this village your capital”** in the Palace menu.
    
4.  Type **capital** (in English or your selected in-game language) and confirm by clicking the green button.
    

> _You can only have one Palace at a time._  
> If you want to move your capital again later, demolish your current Palace and rebuild it in another village.

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68308d126b4d67fbe821228f/20260427082803_8919.png)

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### Restrictions

-   Villages that **contain a Wonder of the World** cannot become a capital. The Palace can still be built, but the **“Make this village your capital”** option will be greyed out.
    
-   If your Palace is destroyed, the **village remains your capital** until you choose to change it.
    

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### What happens when you change your capital?

Be cautious — this change is **permanent** and **cannot be undone**.

When you switch capitals:

-   All **resource fields above level 10** in the **old capital** are reduced back to level 10.
    
-   The **Stonemason’s Lodge** and, for Teutons, the **Brewery**, are destroyed.
    
-   If your new capital has **Great Barracks** or **Great Stable**, those will be removed as well.
    

Once changed, you can safely demolish the Palace if you wish.

**Warning:** There is **no way to reverse** this change!

![](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/helpcenter/68308d126b4d67fbe821228f/20260427082803_1540.png)

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### If your capital is destroyed

If your capital is completely destroyed, your **largest remaining village** with a **Residence, Palace, or Command Center** automatically becomes your new capital.

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### How to identify an enemy’s capital

In the **player overview**, look for the **(capital)** tag — this marks which of their villages is the capital.