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Submitted by AlexHunger on Thursday, 03 August 2006  Page Views: 6519

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Country: Romania
NOTE: This site is 7.066 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Hunedoara  Nearest Village: Costesti
Latitude: 45.679900N  Longitude: 23.153980E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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mfrincu visited on 1st Aug 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The initial Dacian capital. There are few fortified houses visible as well as a religious sanctuary.

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : Stairwell leading up to lower tower or garisson at Dacian Hillfort in Romania. This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Romania

Dacian Hiford predating Roman invasion

Citadel of the Dacian kingdom before arival of the Romans in heavily forested area. It is the most accessible of the Dacian hillforts wth only a short distance to be covered on a well maintained gravel road from the main paved road. The site consists of 2 Keeps or tower in the middle and northern ends and fortifications on the south end. There are 5 temples with column bases on the east and northern perimeter. 555 Meters altitude Unesco Wolrd Heritage Site.

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Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : Fortification at Dacian Hillfort in Romania. This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : Structures at Dacian Hillfort in Romania. This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger (Vote or comment on this photo)

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : Plynths bases of sanctuary at Dacian Hillfort in Romania. This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : first and lower tower or garisson at Dacian Hillfort in Romania. This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it.

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : second and topmost tower or garisson at Dacian Hillfort in Romania. This is the most accessible of the 5 Dacian Hillforts I visited. You can drive up to the 200 Meters away to it.

Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel
Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian citadel submitted by AlexHunger : Plan of dacian Hillfort in Romania

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