UNESCO - Dacian Fortresses - Luncani-Piatra Rosie Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in Romania Dacian Fortresses of the Orăștie Mountains - Fortărețe dacice din Munții Orăștiei - Luncani-Piatra Roşie Built in murus dacicus style, the 6 Dacian Fortresses were created in the 1st centuries BC and AD as protection against the Roman conquest. They played an important role uring the Roman-Dacian wars. These fortresses show an unusual fusion of military and religious architectural techniques and concepts from the classical world and the late European Iron Age. Piatra Roşie, which means Red Rock, was a Dacian hill fort and was built in two phases. In the first phase a long rectangular main citadel was built at the height of land with watch towers on each end and two outlying watch towers. Later the larger area inside the watch towers was enclosed with walls. Name: Dacian Fortresses of the Orastie Mountains Site: Luncani-Piatra Rosie Country: Romania Location: Hunedoara County Inscription: 1999 Category: Cultural (ii)(iii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 906-004 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.