Castra of Crâmpoia

Castra of Crâmpoia
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)	Castra of Ghioca[1]
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	Transalutanus
Structure
— Wood and earth[3] structure —
Size and area	75 m × 102 m (0.7[3] ha)
Location
Coordinates	44°18′37″N 24°43′38″E
Place name	Ghioca
Town	Crâmpoia
County	Olt
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	OT-I-s-B-08510[1]
RO-RAN	126415.01[2]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

The castra of Crâmpoia was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.^[1][2] It was made of earth in the 2nd century AD.^[2] The Romans abandoned the fort in the 3rd century.^[1][2] Its ruins are located in Crâmpoia, Romania.^[2]

See also

• List of castra

Notes

1. "Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010" [2010 List of Historic Monuments] (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României ("Romania's Official Journal"). Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. p. 1861. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
2. "126415.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 10 November 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
3. Dan, Matei (2006). "Trupe fără castre, castre fără trupe în Dacia ("Troops without castra, castra without troops in Dacia")" (PDF). Buletinul cercurilor ştiinţifice ştudenţeşti: arheologie-istorie-muzeologie (in Romanian). 12. Alba Iulia: Ministerul Edicaţiei şi Cercetării, Universitatea "1 Decembrie 1918" Alba Iulia, Facultatea de Istorie şi Filologie: 55–70. ISSN 1454-8097. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2013.

External links

• Roman castra from Romania - Google Maps / Earth Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today