Archaeological Sites in Romania

Fortress/citadel in Romania (4)

Blidaru Fortress

Blidaru Fortress

The Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress is the ruin of a fortified town in the Orăștie Mountains, Romania. Built in the 1st century BC, it was one of the most powerful Dacian…

Fortress/citadel · 500 BC - 1 AD
Dacian Fortress Costesti

Dacian Fortress Costesti

The Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress was a fortified town built in the 1st century BC during the reign of King Burebista, serving as a defensive stronghold against Roman…

Fortress/citadel · 500 BC - 1 AD
Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains

Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains

Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest, and…

Fortress/citadel · 500 BC - 1 AD
Dacian Fortress of Căpâlna

Dacian Fortress of Căpâlna

Situated at the top of a steep hill, the Dacian fortress of Căpâlna was built in the second half of the 1st century BC as a military defense, guarding the entrance from the Sebeș…

Fortress/citadel · 500 BC - 1 AD

Church/cathedral in Romania (1)

Densuș Church

Densuș Church

The Densuș Church in the village of Densuș, Hunedoara County is the oldest Orthodox stone church in Romania. Up to the 15th century it was part of a court of the local knezial…

Church/cathedral · 1000 - 1500 AD

City/town/settlement in Romania (1)

Acidava

Acidava was a Dacian and later Roman town and fort on the Olt river near the lower Danube. The settlement's remains are located in today's Enoşeşti, Olt County, Oltenia. After the…

City/town/settlement · 1 - 500 AD

Natural feature in Romania (1)

Natural Park Gradistea Muncelului - Cioclovina

A natural park in Hunedoara County containing important Geto-Dacian fortress remains, situated in the Șureanu Mountains. The area encompasses numerous Dacian archaeological sites…

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