Castra of Boroșneu Mare
| Castra of Boroșneu Mare | |
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Panoramic view | |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Apulensis |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Superior |
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| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 130 m × 198 m (2.56 ha) |
| Shape | Rounded rectangular |
| Wall thickness | 1.50 m |
| Construction technique | Opus incertum |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
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| — Alae — | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 45°50′38″N 26°01′01″E / 45.843860°N 26.016985°E |
| Altitude | 540 m (1,772 ft) |
| Place name | Dealul cetății |
| Town | Boroșneu Mare |
| County | Covasna County |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | CV-I-s-A-13047.02 |
| RO-RAN | 63946.01 |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-244 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Excavation dates |
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| Archaeologists |
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| Exhibitions | National 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.