Dacian fortress of Bănița

Dacian fortress of Bănița
Location within Romania
Events	Trajan's Dacian Wars
Location
Coordinates	45°26′53″N 23°16′00″E / 45.4480°N 23.2666°E / 45.4480; 23.2666Coordinates: 45°26′53″N 23°16′00″E / 45.4480°N 23.2666°E / 45.4480; 23.2666
Altitude	902 [1] m
Place name	Piatra Cetăţii, Cetatea de pe Dealul Bolii
Town	Bănița
County	Hunedoara
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	HD-I-s-B-03156 [2]
RO-RAN	87255.07 [3]
UNESCO	906
Site notes
Recognition	UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

Dacian fortress of Bănița is one of the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains, in Romania. Together with the other Dacian fortresses in the area, it was designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

Gallery

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  Axes and hatchet from the Dacian fortress of Bănița at Orăștie Ethnography Museum

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  Hinges, cramp Iron and chain link

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  Hinges, cramp Iron and chain link - close up

See also

• Dacia
• Burebista
• Trajan's Dacian Wars

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dacian fortress of Bănița.

• Virtual reconstruction of the fortress
• History of research

Ancient Dacian cities and/or fortresses Acidava Acmonia Aedava Aiadava Aizis Amutria Apulon Arcina Arcobadara Argedava Argidava (Arcidava) Arutela Berzobis Bregedava Brucla Buricodava Buridava Buteridava Capidava Carsidava Clepidava Cumidava Danedevae Dausdava Desudaba Diacum Dierna Dinogetia Docidava Drobeta Egeta Gatae Genucla Germisara Gildava Giridava Itadava Keiladeva Klepidaua Kuimedaba Malva (Romula) Marcodava Murideva Napoca Nentidava Oescus Patridava Patruissa Pelendava Perburidava Petrodava Pinon Piroboridava Polondava Potaissa Pulpudeva Quemedava Ramidava Ratiaria Recidava Romboses Rusidava Sacidava Sagadava Sandava Sangidaua Sarmizegetusa Regia Scaidava Setidava Singidava Sucidava Sucidava, Moesia Susudava Sykidaba Tamasidava Tapae Thermidava Tibiscum Tirista Tsierna Tyrida Utidava Zaldapa Zargidava Zeugma Zidava Zikideva Zimnicea Ziridava Zisnudeva Zucidaua Zurobara Zusidava Cities/fortresses with unknown names Aghireșu Ardan Ardeu Arpașu de Sus Augustin Băile Tușnad Băleni-Români Bănița Bâzdâna Beidaud Bocșa Boroșneu Mic Boșorod Breaza Bretea Mureșană Bucium Căpâlna Cernat Cetățeni Cioclovina Clopotiva "Costești-Blidaru" "Costești-Cetățuie" Cotnari Coțofenii din Dos Covasna Cozia Crăsanii de Jos Crivești Crizbav Cuciulata "Cucuiș - Dealul Golu" "Cucuiș - Vârful Berianului" Cugir Cârlomănești Dalboșeț Densuș Divici Drajna de Sus Dumitrița Eliseni Feldioara "Fețele Albe" Grădiștea de Munte Iedera de Jos Feleac Jigodin Liubcova Mala Kopania Marca Mataraua Merești Moinești Monariu Monor Moșna Ocolișu Mic Odorheiu Secuiesc Olteni Orăștie Mountains Păișani Petrila Petroșani "Piatra Roșie" Pietroasa Mică Pinticu Pisculești Poiana cu Cetate Polovragi Ponor Popești (Călărași) Porumbenii Mari Praid Racoș Racu Radovanu - Gorgana I Radovanu - Jidovescu Roadeș Rușor Sacalasău Satu Mare (Harghita) Satu Nou Sânzieni Seimeni Socol Sprâncenata Stâncești Șeica Mică Tășad Telița Teliu Tilișca Timișu de Jos Turia Unip Uroi Valea Seacă Viișoara Moșneni Zemplín Zetea Dacia Maps on Commons Dacian fortresses, settlements, sanctuaries and tombs (Google Earth Community post)