Castra of Feldioara

Castra of Feldioara
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Ucea (de Jos)
Founded	101 or 102 AD [1]
Abandoned	3rd century AD [2] [3]
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Limes	Alutanus
Nearby water	Alutus
Directly connected to	Caput Stenarum (Cincșor)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	116 m × 135 m (1.5 [4] ha)
Construction technique	Opus incertum [1]
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
II Flavia Numidarum [5]
Location
Coordinates	45°47′54″N24°41′25″E / 45.79841°N 24.69016°E / 45.79841; 24.69016
Altitude	405 m (1,329 ft)
Town	Feldioara
County	Brașov
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	BV-I-s-A-11277.02 [3]
RO-RAN	42138.01 [2]
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-230
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1973 - 1979 [1]
Archaeologists	Nicolae Gudea [1] I. Pop [1]

The castra of Feldioara ^[6] was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia ^{[2] [3]}

Limes Alutanus + Transalutanus

See also

• List of castra

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today

Notes

1. Carol-Opriş, Ioan; Raţiu, Alexandru; Stoian, Gabriel, "Stadiul cercetării siturilor din jud. Braşov şi Covasna ("Stage of the research in Braşov and Covasna Counties")", Strateg.org.ro, Raport ştiinţific Privind Derularea Proiectului Strategii Defensive şi Politici Transfrontaliere: Integrarea Spaţiului Dunării De Jos în Civilizaţia Romană (STRATEG) ("Scientific Report on the Progress of the Project "Defensive Strategies and Border Policies: Integration of the Lower Danube Region in Roman Civilization (STRATEG)""), pp. 47-48., www.academia.edu, retrieved 6 January 2013
2. "42138.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
3. "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 581. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
4. "Feldioara". STRATEG MAPS: Defensive strategies and trans-border policies at the Lower Danube in Roman Antiquity (An interdisciplinary project). www.net4u.ro. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
5. Ureche, Petru. "Tactică, strategie şi specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană" (PDF). www.irregular.ro. Retrieved 6 January 2013.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
6. Pop, I. I. & Gudea, N. (1974). Castrul roman de la Feldioara. Cumidava, VIII, 39-55

45°47′54″N24°41′25″E / 45.79833°N 24.69028°E / 45.79833; 24.69028