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Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara

commune in Hunedoara County, Romania

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ1069821 ↗
Source-derived summary

Sarmizegetusa (colloquially and until 1941 officially Grădiște; Hungarian: Várhely, German: Burgort) is a commune in Țara Hațegului depression, Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Breazova (Brázova), Hobița-Grădiște (Hobicavárhely), Păucinești (Paucsinesd), Sarmizegetusa, and Zeicani (Zajkány).

Built atop the ruins of the capital of Roman Dacia, Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, it is some 40 km (25 mi) from the capital of the Dacian kingdom, Sarmizegetusa Regia. The ruins of both Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa and Sarmizegetusa Regia are still available for visiting.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara” as commune in Hunedoara County, Romania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara and commune.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1941—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara and commune providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara”, the useful work is to connect “commune in Hunedoara County, Romania” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1069821. Authority coordinates are 45.478, 22.747. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1941.

Critical limits

Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara primary sources, Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara archive and Sarmizegetusa research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from “Sarmizegetusa, Hunedoara” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.