Castra of Cornuțel

Castra of Cornuțel
Location within Romania
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 structure —
Size and area 48 m x 50 m (0.24[3] ha)
Location
Coordinates 45°25′57″N 22°05′31″E / 45.43250°N 22.09194°E / 45.43250; 22.09194Coordinates: 45°25′57″N 22°05′31″E / 45.43250°N 22.09194°E / 45.43250; 22.09194
Place name Cozlari Hill
Town Cornuţel
County Caraș-Severin
Country  Romania
Reference
RO-LMI CS-I-s-B-10814[2]
RO-RAN 53443.01[1]
Site notes
Recognition National Historical Monument
Condition Ruined

The castra of Cornuțel was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[1][2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[1][2] The ruins of a nearby contemporary settlement were also unearthed.[1][2] The castra and the settlement were abandoned in the 3rd century AD.[1][2] The ruins of the fort are located in Cornuţel (commune Păltiniș, Romania).[1][2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "53443.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2009-10-16. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments")" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 882. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Fortificații romane din Banat: Cornuțel, de Lungu Petru, Nicu Hurduzeu, Călin Timoc Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine.


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