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Dacian fortress of Botfei

Coordinates: 46°35′13″N 22°07′31″E / 46.586864°N 22.125190°E / 46.586864; 22.125190
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Dacian fortress of Botfei
Dacian fortress of Botfei is located in Romania
Dacian fortress of Botfei
Shown within Romania
Alternative name
  • Dacian fortress of Hășmaș
  • "Cetățeaua înaltă" (in Romanian)
LocationCetățeaua înaltă,[1]​ Botfei,​ Arad,​ Romania
Coordinates46°35′13″N 22°07′31″E / 46.586864°N 22.125190°E / 46.586864; 22.125190
Altitude505 m (1,657 ft)
History
Founded1st century BC
Abandoned1st century AD
Site notes
ConditionRuined

It was a Dacian fortified town.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Berzovan, Alexandru; Pădurean, Eugen (December 6, 2014). "Fortificaţia dacică de la Boftei - Cetăţeaua Înaltă" (PDF). ArheoVest, Nr. II: In Honorem Gheorghe LAZAROVICI, Interdisciplinaritate în Arheologie. Retrieved August 21, 2015.