Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress
The Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress was a Dacian fortified town. Located near Costești village, Hunedoara County, Romania, it belongs to the Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains World Heritage Site.Photo: Oroles, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient Dacian fortress
- Also known as: “Cetatea Dacică Costești” and “Costesti-Cetatuie Dacian fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress.
Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress
Castle
Photo: Oroles, Public domain.
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. Costești-Blidaru Dacian fortress is situated 1½ km southeast of Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Costești and Ocolișu Mic.
Costești
Village
Photo: Oroles, Public domain.
Costești is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress.
Ocolișu Mic
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ocolișu Mic is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress.
Ludeștii de Jos
Village
Photo: Nicu farcas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ludeștii de Jos is a village, which is situated 4½ km north of Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress.
Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress
- Categories: human settlement, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Comuna Orăştioara de Sus, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.67941° or 45° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
23.15409° or 23° 9′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8GQ5M5H3+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 472429330OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5175126
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Fortalesa dàcia de Costești-Cetățuie”
- Dutch: “Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress”
- French: “forteresse dace de Costesti-Cetatuie”
- French: “forteresse dace de Costești-Cetățuie”
- French: “Forteresse dace de Costești-Cetățuie”
- Italian: “Costești-Cetățuie”
- Romanian: “Cetatea dacică Costești - Cetățuie”
- Romanian: “Cetatea dacică Costești-Cetățuie”
- Romanian: “Costeşti - cetăţuie”
- Romanian: “Costeşti - Cetăţuie”
- Romanian: “Costești - cetățuie”
- Romanian: “Costești - Cetățuie”
- Turkish: “Costești-Cetățuie Daçya Kalesi”
- “Costești-Cetățuie Dacian fortress”
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