Abrud Castle

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Abrud Castle
Alternative name Alburnus Maior, Alburnus Minor, Auraria Daciae, Auraria Maior, Abruttus
limes Dacian Limes
section A / V / 20
Type Numerus fort
unit unknown number
size 40 m × 50 m = 0.2 ha
Construction Wood-earth warehouse
State of preservation perceptible ground monument
place Abrud / Roșia Montană municipality / Alba district
Geographical location 46 ° 16'20 "  N , 23 ° 4'7"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 16'20 "  N , 23 ° 4'7"  E
height 605  m
Previous Vețel Castle
(south-southwest, A / V / 19)
Subsequently Resculum
(north, A / V / 21)

Fort Abrud (ancient names: Alburnus Maior , Alburnus Minor , Auraria Daciae , Auraria Maior and Abruttus ) was a Roman auxiliary troop camp in the area of ​​the city of Abrud (German: Großschlatten ), community Roșia Montană / district Alba in the Romanian region of Transylvania . In ancient times it was in the Roman province of Dacia Apulensis , and its crew was entrusted with guarding the gold mines of Alburnus Maior .

location

The ground monument is located northeast of the city in the "Cetate" corridor on a high plateau. The fort square can be seen as a raised square in the area. In ancient times, the fort crew had the task of guarding the nearby gold mines.

Archaeological evidence

During the archaeological excavations , which were carried out from 1977 to 1978 under the direction of Vasile Moga , only one construction phase could be identified. This is a wood-earth warehouse with a rectangular floor plan and axis dimensions of around 40 m by 50 m, which corresponds to a built-up area of ​​0.2 hectares. With this size the camp is to be regarded as Numerus which to accommodate a one to a maximum of two Zenturien strong number served. The sides of the camp were oriented roughly in the four cardinal directions. It was surrounded by a 3.5 m wide and 1.7 m high wood-earth wall, in front of which a single, 2.9 m wide and 1.9 m deep trench ran as an obstacle. Nothing is known about the gate structures and any towers, as well as the interior structures. The name of the troops stationed in the fort has not been passed down. The beginning and end dates are not possible due to the insufficient amount of found material; with its simple and erosion-prone construction, the camp should not have existed for too long.

Lost property and monument protection

The archaeological finds from Abrud Castle are stored in the Muzeul Unirii in Alba Iulia (Karlsburg) .

The entire archaeological site and are in particular the castle according to the adopted in 2001 Law no. 422/2001 as historical monuments under protection and are using the LMI code AB ISB 00006 in the national list of historic monuments (Lista Monumentelor istorice) entered . Responsible is the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerul Culturii și Patrimoniului Na ,ional) , in particular the General Directorate for National Cultural Heritage, the Department of Fine Arts, the National Commission for Historical Monuments and other institutions subordinate to the Ministry. Unauthorized excavations and the export of ancient objects are prohibited in Romania.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Route / section / fort number (based on Nicolae Gudea , 1997).
  2. ↑ a b c Nicolae Gudea: The Dacian Limes. Materials on its story. In: Yearbook of the Römisch Germanisches Zentralmuseum Mainz. 44, 2, 1997, p. 39, ( digitized version ).
  3. ↑ Muzeul Unirii , official website (Romanian), accessed on February 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ List of historical monuments on the website of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage