Castra of Cornuțel explained

Castra of Cornuțel
Founded:2nd century AD
Abandoned:3rd century AD
Robust Struct Material:Stone
Robust Struct Dim1:48
Robust Struct Dim2:50
Robust Struct Area:0.24[1]
Province:Dacia
Admin Unit 1:Dacia Superior
Admin Unit 2:Dacia Apulensis
Coordinates:45.4325°N 22.0919°W
Map:Romania
Place Name:Cozlari Hill
Location Town:Cornuţel
Location County:Caraș-Severin
Ref:Ro:Lmi:CS-I-s-B-10814[2]
Ref:Ro:Ran:53443.01[3]
Condition:Ruined

The castra of Cornuțel was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia.[3] [2] It was erected in the 2nd century AD.[3] [2] The ruins of a nearby contemporary settlement were also unearthed.[3] [2] The castra and the settlement were abandoned in the 3rd century AD.[3] [2] The ruins of the fort are located in Cornuţel (commune Păltiniș, Romania).[3] [2]

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  1. http://civa.uv.ro/Lunguetal7.1.pdf Fortificații romane din Banat: Cornuțel, de Lungu Petru, Nicu Hurduzeu, Călin Timoc
  2. Web site: Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010 ("2010 List of Historic Monuments") . Ministerul Culturii şi Patrimoniului Naţional . Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, Nr. 670 ("Romania's Official Journal, Part I, Nr. 670"), page 882 . 1 October 2010 . 5 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120610112533/http://www.cultura.abt.ro/Files/GenericFiles/LMI-2010.pdf . 10 June 2012 .
  3. Web site: 53443.01. ran.cimec.ro. National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). 2009-10-16. 5 January 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150201022238/http://ran.cimec.ro/sel.asp?lang=EN&descript=cornutel-paltinis-caras-severin-castrul-roman-de-la-cornutel-dealul-cozlari-cod-sit-ran-53443.01. 1 February 2015.