Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress

The Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress is the ruin of a Dacian fortified town in present-day Romania. Located near Costești village in Hunedoara County, it belongs to the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains World Heritage Site. The fortress was built in the 1st century BC, during Burebista's rule, with the purpose of defending the area against the Romans.

Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress
Gate tower
Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress is located in Romania
Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress
Shown within Romania
LocationBlidaru, Costești, Romania
Coordinates45°40′04″N 23°09′46″E / 45.667785°N 23.162786°E / 45.667785; 23.162786
Altitude750 m (2,461 ft)
History
EventsTrajan's Dacian Wars
Site notes
ConditionRuined
Reference no.906
Reference no.HD-I-s-A-03181 [1]
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  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania, Hunedoara County" (PDF). www.inmi.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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