Castra of Brâncovenești

Castra of Brâncovenești
Location within Romania
Founded2nd century AD
Abandoned3rd century AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceDacia
Administrative unitDacia Porolissensis
Administrative unitDacia Superior
LimesPorolissensis
Structure
— Stone structure —
Size and area177 m × 144 m (2.55 ha)
— Wood and earth structure —
Stationed military units
Alae
I Numeri Illyricorum
Location
Coordinates46°51′43″N 24°46′07″E / 46.86184°N 24.76859°E / 46.86184; 24.76859
Place nameCastel
TownBrâncovenești
CountyMureș
Country Romania
Reference
RO-LMIMS-I-s-B-15351
RO-RAN115904.01
UNESCO
Part ofFrontiers of the Roman Empire – Dacia
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv
Reference1718-212
Inscription2024 (46th Session)
Site notes
Recognition UNESCO World Heritage Site
National Historical Monument
ConditionRuined
Excavation dates
  • 1977
Archaeologists
  • Ioan I. Russu
  • Dumitru Protase

The castra of Brâncovenești, also known as Patridava, was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. Its ruins are located in Brâncovenești, Romania.