Castra of Călugăreni

Castra of Călugăreni
Location within Romania
Alternative name(s)Castra of Eremitu
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Apulensis?
Administrative unitDacia Superior
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area162 m × 139 m (2.2 ha)
Stationed military units
Legions
vexill. XIII Gemina
Cohorts
I Alpinorum equitata or I Augusta Ituraeorum, I Ubiorum
Location
Coordinates46°37′36″N 24°52′35″E / 46.626722°N 24.876347°E / 46.626722; 24.876347
Place nameȚinutul cetății (Hungarian: Vártartomány) / Cetatea veche (Hungarian: Óvár)
TownCălugăreni
CountyMureș
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIMS-I-m-B-15354.01
RO-RAN116616.01
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-218
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
Discovery year1960
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates1960, 2004
Archaeologists

The Castra of Călugăreni was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia located on the north-western periphery of the modern village of Călugăreni, Romania. The fort was built in the 2nd century AD and abandoned in the 3rd century. Archaeological research also proved the existence of a nearby canabae.