Castra of Boroșneu Mare

Castra of Boroșneu Mare was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.^[1][2] A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort.^[1][2] Its ruins are located in Boroșneu Mare (Hungarian: Nagyborosnyó) in Romania.^[1][2]

Castra of Boroșneu Mare
Panoramic view
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign of	Trajan[citation needed]
Founded	2nd century AD[1][2]
Abandoned	3rd century AD[1][2]
Place in the Roman world
Province	Dacia
Administrative unit	Dacia Apulensis
Administrative unit	Dacia Superior
Directly connected to	Angustia (Reci)
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	130 m × 198 m (2.56 ha)
Shape	Rounded rectangular
Wall thickness	1.50 m [3]
Construction technique	Opus incertum[3]
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Bracaraugustanorum[3][4] III Gallorum[1]
— Alae —
I Asturum[3] I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana[1][3] I Flavia[3] I Palmyrenorum[1]
Location
Coordinates	45.843860°N 26.016985°E / 45.843860; 26.016985
Altitude	540 m (1,772 ft)
Place name	Dealul cetății
Town	Boroșneu Mare
County	Covasna County
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	CV-I-s-A-13047.02[2]
RO-RAN	63946.01[1]
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-244
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1911 [5] 1914 [5] 1943 [5] 1947 [5] 1973 - 1974 [5]
Archaeologists	Vilmos Csutak[5] Ferenc László[5] Zoltan Székely[5]
Exhibitions	National Museum of Eastern Carpathians

Its garrison was Cohors I Bracaraugustanorum.

See also

• List of castra