The Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress was a Dacian fortified town. Located near

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village,

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, it belongs to the

Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains (), in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest, and played an important role during the Roman-Dacian wars. Thei ...

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. The fortress was built in the 1st century BC, during

Burebista Burebista ( grc, Βυρεβίστας, Βοιρεβίστας) was the king of the Getae and Dacian tribes from 82/61BC to 45/44BC. He was the first king who successfully unified the tribes of the Dacian kingdom, which comprised the area loc ...

's rule, with the purpose of defending the area against the

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Information about the fortress

The site is located in the river valley of ''Apa Grădiștei''. The superior plateau of the hill where it is situated is 514 m above sea level. It was a strong fortress which had a defensive role. Apparently, it had a civilian settlement at the base and it was the regular residence of the Dacian kings. Another important role was the guarding of the road to

Sarmizegetusa Regia Sarmizegetusa Regia, also Sarmisegetusa, Sarmisegethusa, Sarmisegethuza, Ζαρμιζεγεθούσα (''Zarmizegethoúsa'') or Ζερμιζεγεθούση (''Zermizegethoúsē''), was the capital and the most important military, religious an ...

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Cetățile dacice din Munții Orăștiei - Costești-Cetățuie
Dacian towns Dacian fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains Dacian fortresses in Hunedoara County Tourist attractions in Hunedoara County Historic monuments in Hunedoara County Ancient history of Transylvania {{Europe-archaeology-stub