Castra of Hoghiz

The castra of Hoghiz was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.^[1] The fort was built in the 2nd century AD, on the left bank of the Olt River, at a place where a Dacian settlement existing already in the 2nd century BC was unearthed.^[2] The fort and the nearby village were abandoned in the 3rd century AD. The ruins of the castra are located in Hoghiz, a village of Transylvania in Romania.

Limes Alutanus + Transalutanus

The fort identified as "old castle "Rudera"" in Josephinian Land Survey

Votive altar (2019)

Castra of Hoghiz
View from Ungra (2013)
Location within Romania
Known also as	Castra of Ungra
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
Limes	Alutanus ?
Nearby water	Alutus
Directly connected to	(Cincșor) Rupes
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area	220 m × 165 m (3.6 [3] ha)
Stationed military units
— Legions —
vexill. XIII Gemina[4]
— Cohorts —
III Gallorum[5]
— Alae —
I Asturum[3][6]
— Numeri —
Illyricorum[7]
Location
Coordinates	45.977956°N 25.278792°E / 45.977956; 25.278792
Altitude	460 m (1,509 ft)
Place name	La cetate
Town	Hoghiz
County	Brașov
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	BV-I-m-A-11280.02 [2]
RO-RAN	41186.01 [1]
UNESCO
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Part of	Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference	1718-228
Inscription	2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined
Excavation dates	1949 [7] 2003
Archaeologists	Dumitru Protase[8]

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See also

• List of castra