Castra of Odorheiu Secuiesc

Castra of Odorheiu Secuiesc
Location within Romania
Founded	1st 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 —
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Alpinorum equitata[3] I Ubiorum[3]
Location
Coordinates	46.305727°N 25.296303°E / 46.305727; 25.296303
Place name	Cetatea medievală
Town	Odorheiu Secuiesc
County	Harghita
Country	Romania
Reference
RO-LMI	HR-I-m-B-12692.02[2]
RO-RAN	83142.01 [1]
Site notes
Recognition	National Historical Monument
Condition	Ruined

The castra of Odorheiu Secuiesc was a fort built in the 1st century AD. A nearby contemporary settlement was also archeologically identified.^[1] The castra and the settlement were abandoned in the 3rd century.^[2] Their ruins are located in Odorheiu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely) in Romania. At the same settlement, the ruins of a Roman tower can also be identified at Piatra Coţofană (Hungarian: Szarkakő).^[4]

See also

• List of castra

External links

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

Notes

1. "83142.01". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
2. "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 1373. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
3. Ureche, Petru. "Tactică, strategie şi specific de luptă la cohortele equitate din Dacia Romană" (PDF). www.irregular.ro. Retrieved 9 January 2013.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "83142.06". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.