Castra of Buciumi
Principia
Castra of Buciumi is located in Romania
Castra of Buciumi
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD[1]
Abandoned3rd century AD[1]
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Porolissensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesPorolissensis
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area134 m × 167 m (2.2 [2] ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Size and area125 m × 160 m (2.0 [2] ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
  • I Augusta Ituraeorum[2]
  • II Augusta Brittonum[2]
Location
Coordinates47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.048292°N 23.044678°E / 47.048292; 23.044678
Altitude373 m
Place nameGrădiște
TownBuciumi
CountySălaj
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMISJ-I-s-A-04862[3]
RO-RAN140388.03[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
ExhibitionsCounty Museum of History and Art, Zalău

The castra of Buciumi was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.[1][3] Remains of the surrounding vicus were also unearthed.[3] The castra's ruins are located in Buciumi, Romania.[1][3]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "140388.03". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Buciumi". Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 2082. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.04833°N 23.04472°E / 47.04833; 23.04472


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