Castra of Bucium

Castra of Bucium
Location within Romania
Known also asCastra of Orăștioara de Jos
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area160 m × 160 m (2,56 ha)
Location
Coordinates45°44′48″N 23°10′17″E / 45.7466°N 23.1713°E / 45.7466; 23.1713
Place namePiatra Grădiștii
TownBucium
CountyHunedoara
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIHD-I-s-A-03168 / HD-I-s-B-03203
RO-RAN90360.03 / 88314.01
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-070
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
  • 1959
Archaeologists
  • Ioan I. Russu

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 (commune Orăștioara de Sus, Romania).