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Castra of Gilău

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Founded during the reign of
  
Trajan

Abandoned
  
3rd century AD

Administrative unit
  
Dacia Superior

Town
  
Gilău, Cluj

Directly connected to
  
Resculum, Napoca

Founded
  
2nd century AD

Administrative unit
  
Dacia Porolissensis

Size and area
  
138 m x 221 m (3 ha)

Province
  
Dacia

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The castra of Gilău was a fort in the Roman province of Dacia. Traces of the castra built in the 2nd century AD can be identified at the confluence of the rivers Someșul Mic and Căpuş in the Bánffy Castle's park at Gilău (Romania). The fort and its vicus were both abandoned in the 3rd century.

References

Castra of Gilău Wikipedia