Castra of Hoghiz
Fort in the Roman province of Dacia
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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.
| 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 | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 220 m × 165 m (3.6 [3] ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Legions — | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| III Gallorum[5] | |
| — Alae — | |
| I Asturum[3][6] | |
| — Numeri — | |
| Illyricorum[7] | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45.977956°N 25.278792°E |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| Archaeologists |
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