Castra of Drumul Carului
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Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
| Castra of Drumul Carului | |
|---|---|
  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 |
| Directly connected to | Cumidava |
| Structure | |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°27′44″N 25°17′26″E / 45.46222°N 25.29056°E |
| Place name | La cetate |
| Town | Drumul Carului |
| County | Brașov |
| Country |  Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | BV-I-s-A-11276[2] |
| RO-RAN | 41505.01[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition |  National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
The castra of Drumul Carului was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia[1][2] near Moieciu, Romania.
It was part of the Roman frontier system of the Limes Transalutanus and was in a strategic position south of the Bran Pass.
The small fort (castellum), approx. 40×40 m, was defended by earth works with two ditches.[3] It might have been erected following the First Dacian War before the official integration of Dacia to the Roman Empire. Destroyed by fire, the fort was abandoned around 250.[1]
