Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains
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Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sarmisegetuza fortress
State Party	Romania
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, iv
Reference	906
Region**	Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription	1999  (23rd Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

Built in murus dacicus style, the six Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains, in Romania, were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against Roman conquest.

Their extensive and well-preserved remains present a picture of a vigorous and innovative ancient civilisation. Today, treasure-hunters sometimes search the area, as Romania lacks legislation in this domain.

The six fortresses - Sarmizegetusa, Blidaru, Piatra Roşie, Costeşti, Căpâlna and Baniţa - that formed the defensive system of Decebalus were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

See also

• Tourism in Romania

External links

• The Dacians - pictures of the fortresses in the Orastie Mountains
• UNESCO: The Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains
• Tourist information and maps from the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilisation

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Romania Painted churches of northern Moldavia · Dacian Fortresses of the Orăştie Mountains · Danube Delta · Monastery of Horezu · Sighişoara · Saxon villages with fortified churches in Transylvania · Wooden Churches of Maramureş

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