| Hunedoara County ? General Information
Hunedoara County is situated in the south-west of Transylvania. Its natural framework is generally represented by mountains. |
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| Banita ? The Dacian Fortress
It was the fourth fortress in the system of fortifications built by the Dacians.
This fortress was the fourth in the defense system of Sarmizegetusa Regia. It is situated on `Piatra Cetatii` hill which may be reached only from the north where the slope is crossed by a 2.5-3 metre-thick wall. The staired-gate of the fortress is a remarkable achievement, having walls and stairs made up of sculpted stone out of which only few stairs and two or three levels of the walls are still preserved. |
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| Complexul Carstic Cioclovina ? Ponorici
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| Conul Vulcanic al Cetatii Deva
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| Costesti ? The Blidaru Fortress
The `Blidaru` Fortress is one of the Dacian fortresses in the defense system in the `Orastie` mountains. |
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| Costesti ? The Fortress
The Fortress of Costesti, situated on `Cetatuia` hill (591 metres high) is an ancient Dacian fortress in the defense system of Sarmizegetusa ? the former capital of Dacia. |
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| Densus ? The Church
The church is both a historical monument of a special architecture and a living proof of the continuity of the Romanian people in this area after the Aurelian retreat in 278 AD. |
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| Deva ? The Fortress
One of the powerful fortresses of Transylvania, it resisted the attack of the rebels led by Horia in 1784. |
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| Germisara
It was an establishment whose role was to defend, but it was also a climatic resort having a thermal water spring whose therapeutic effects were discovered and exploited by the Romans. It was situated in the south-west of Transylvania on the right bank of the river Mures, next to the commercial route which crossed the Roman province from south to north. In Antiquity Germisara consisted of a military camp, a civil establishment and the thermal resort. These functioned in two stages: on the surface and underground. During the first stage the Romans took thermal baths in the lake in a hole situated on a travertine and a calcareous tuff, whereas during the second stage they built some canals which led the thermal water from their source into some basins dug in the ground and boarded. |
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| Hunedoara ? The Huniads` Castle
The most representative castle in this part of Transylvania became famous as a property of Iancu of Hunedoara, the great Voievode and fighter against the Ottoman Empire at that time. |
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| Hunedoara ? `Cetatea de Colt` (The Corner Fortress)
The princely residence of the Candea family, one of the oldest aristocratic Romanian families. |
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| Lacul Calcescu
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| Luncani Piatra Rosie ? The Dacian Fortress
A powerful fortress that played an important role in the defense of the capital at Sarmizegetusa Regia during the Daco-Roman wars may be found here.
It was in fact the third of the four fortresses which made up the complex of fortifications meant to defend the capital. It was built on `Piatra Rosie` (Red Stone) hill (831 metres high). It had a quadrilateral shape and four towers at the corners. On the eastern side of the hill there was a second hard rock stone-built establishment with an earth stockade and an interior stone-paved road. |
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| Ostrov ? The 14th century Orthodox Church
The 14th century stone-built Orthodox Church underwent several modifications. the eastern side where the altar is was added in the 19th century. In the groin of the western portal there is an icon painted by a certain Stefan. The courtyard is surrounded by a fence built from stone probably brought from the former Roman monuments at Ulpia Traiana, with inscriptions, bas-reliefs, architectural elements. |
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| Parcul dendrologic Simeria
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| Pestera Sura Mare
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| Piatra Cetatii ? rezervatie geologica
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| Retezat National Reserve Park
The most important national park in Romania was founded in 1935 and it consists of many (some extinct) elements of flora and fauna. |
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| Santamarie Orlea ? The Castle and The Protestant Church
Built in the Baroque style, the first documents about the Castle of Santamarie Orlea appeared in 1363. The actual building in the Baroque style was raised in 1872 and modified in the 19th century. |
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| Sarmizegetusa Regia
It stood for the capital of the Dacian kingdom from its foundation by the great Dacian king Burebista until the Roman conquest during King Decebal`s reign. |
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| Strei ? The Orthodox Church
A 12th century-church, comprising Byzantine iconographic elements. |
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| Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
It represented the political and military centre of Dacia after the Roman conquest. |
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