Castra of Gilău

Location within Romania

Founded during the reign ofTrajan^{[citation needed]}Founded2nd century AD^[1]^[2]Abandoned3rd century AD^[1]^[2]Place in the Roman worldProvinceDaciaAdministrative unitDacia PorolissensisAdministrative unitDacia SuperiorDirectly connected to

Resculum
Napoca

Structure— Stone structure —Size and area138 m × 221 m (3 ha) Stationed military units— Alae —

I Siliana

LocationCoordinates46°45′26″N 23°22′50″E / 46.757343°N 23.380517°E / 46.757343; 23.380517Altitude530 mTownGilăuCountyClujCountry

RomaniaReferenceRO-LMICJ-I-s-A-07068.01^[2]RO-RAN57911.01^[1]Site notesRecognition

National Historical MonumentConditionRuined

The castra of Gilău was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.^[1]^[2] Traces of the castra built in the 2nd century AD can be identified at the confluence of the rivers Someșul Mic and Căpuş in the Bánffy Castle's park at Gilău (Romania).^[1] The fort and its vicus were both abandoned in the 3rd century.^[1]^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Castrul roman şi vicus-ul militar de la Gilău - "Avicola"". National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). ran.cimec.ro. 2012-08-08. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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 758. Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2013.