Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress

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The Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress was a Dacian fortified town. Located near Costești village, Hunedoara County, Romania, it belongs to the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains World Heritage Site. The fortress was built in the 1st century BC, during Burebista's rule, with the purpose of defending the area against the Romans. ()

Local name: Cetatea dacică Costești-Cetățuie Unesco: from 1999Coordinates: 45°40'46"N, 23°9'15"E

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HunedoaraRomania

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Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress, Castra of Târsa, Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress, Castra of Costești.

0.9 miSE
Forts and castles,
Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress
24 min walk • It was a Dacian fortified town.
3.2 miS
Forts and castles, Ancient Roman architecture
Castra of Târsa
82 min walk • The castra of Târsa was a temporary fort erected by the Romans during the Trajan's Dacian Wars.
5.3 miS
Museum,
Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress
136 min walk • Piatra Roşie, which means Red Rock, was a Dacian hill fort two days march to the west from Costeşti-Cetăţuie fortress, at Luncani in Boşorod municipality. It was built in two phases. In the first phase a long rectangular main citadel was built at the height of land with watch towers on each end and two outlying watch towers.
2.8 miE
Forts and castles
Castra of Costești
71 min walk • The castra of Costești was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. Erected and abandoned by the Romans at an uncertain date, its ruins are located in Costești on a hilltop, at an altitude of 1203 meters.
3.8 miN
Memorial
Castra of Bucium, Orăștioara de Sus
97 min walk • The castra of Bucium was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Its ruins are located in Bucium.

Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress

Facts and practical information

Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress

Castra of Târsa

Piatra Roșie Dacian fortress

Castra of Costești

Castra of Bucium, Orăștioara de Sus