Castra of Boroșneu Mare

Castra of Boroșneu Mare
Panoramic view
Location within Romania
Founded during the reign ofTrajan
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Directly connected to
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area130 m × 198 m (2.56 ha)
ShapeRounded rectangular
Wall thickness1.50 m
Construction techniqueOpus incertum
Stationed military units
Cohorts
Alae
  • I Asturum
  • I Claudia Gallorum Capitoniana
  • I Flavia
  • I Palmyrenorum
Location
Coordinates45°50′38″N 26°01′01″E / 45.843860°N 26.016985°E / 45.843860; 26.016985
Altitude540 m (1,772 ft)
Place nameDealul cetății
TownBoroșneu Mare
CountyCovasna County
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMICV-I-s-A-13047.02
RO-RAN63946.01
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-244
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
  • 1911
  • 1914
  • 1943
  • 1947
  • 1973 - 1974
Archaeologists
ExhibitionsNational Museum of Eastern Carpathians

Castra of Boroșneu Mare was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. A contemporary settlement was also unearthed at the fort. Its ruins are located in Boroșneu Mare (Hungarian: Nagyborosnyó) in Romania.

Its garrison was Cohors I Bracaraugustanorum.