Docidava (castra)
| Docidava | |
|---|---|
Principia | |
| Alternative name(s) | castra of Buciumi |
| Founded during the reign of | Trajan |
| Founded | 2nd century AD |
| Abandoned | 3rd century AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Dacia Superior |
| Administrative unit | Dacia Porolissensis |
| Limes | Porolissensis |
| Directly connected to | |
| Structure | |
| — Stone structure — | |
| Size and area | 134 m × 167 m (2.2 ha) |
| — Wood and earth structure — | |
| Size and area | 125 m × 160 m (2.0 ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| I Augusta Ituraeorum, II Augusta Brittonum | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 47°02′54″N 23°02′41″E / 47.048292°N 23.044678°E |
| Altitude | 373 m |
| Place name | Grădiște |
| Town | Buciumi |
| Country | Romania |
| Reference | |
| RO-LMI | SJ-I-s-A-04862 |
| RO-RAN | 140388.03 |
| UNESCO | |
| Part of | Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iii, iv |
| Reference | 1718-070 |
| Inscription | 2024 (46th Session) |
| Site notes | |
| Recognition | UNESCO World Heritage Site National Historical Monument |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Exhibitions | County Museum of History and Art, Zalău |
Docidava was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Remains of the surrounding vicus were also unearthed. The castra's ruins are located in Buciumi, Romania.
It controlled the road through the Rag pass cutting through Meseș Mountains which was blocked by a stone wall (clausura) directing the traffic to a guarded entrance, and the road from the fort of Bologa towards the central area of the NW segment of Limes Porolissensis. It was supported by two fortlets and approximately 23 towers.