Castra of Bucium

Not to be confused with Castra of Buciumi.

The castra of Bucium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.^[1][2] Its ruins are located in Bucium (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania).^[1][2]

Castra of Bucium
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Orăștioara de Jos
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
Structure
— Stone [3] structure —
Size and area	160 m × 160 m (2,56 [1] ha)
Location
Coordinates	45.7466°N 23.1713°E / 45.7466; 23.1713
Place name	Piatra Grădiștii
Town	Bucium
County	Hunedoara
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	HD-I-s-A-03168 [2] / HD-I-s-B-03203 [3]
RO-RAN	90360.03 [1] / 88314.01 [3]
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-070
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1959 [4]
Archaeologists	Ioan I. Russu[4]

See also

• Dacian fortress of Bucium
• List of castra

External links

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