Saalburg Roman fort

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Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Römerkastell Saalburg 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fort
archaeological site
open-air museum
reconstructed Roman military camp
category Museums in Hesse
Roman fortifications in Germania Superior
country Germany
garrisonedBy Roman auxiliary troops
cohors II Raetorum
hasExhibition Roman frontier archaeology
Roman military life
hasMuseumType archaeological museum
open-air archaeological museum
hasNearbyFeature Limes Germanicus
surface form: Roman Limes palisade

Taunus
surface form: Taunus hills
hasPart barracks
bathhouse
gates
principia
ramparts
towers
vicus
hasReconstruction Roman buildings
Roman fortifications
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
languageOfSignage English
German
locatedIn Hesse
Taunus
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Homburg vor der Höhe
surface form: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

Frankfurt am Main
locatedOn Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus
surface form: Upper Germanic Limes
material stone
wood
operatedAs archaeological park
museum
ownedBy state of Hesse
surface form: State of Hesse
partOf Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Limes Germanicus
surface form: Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
timePeriod Roman Empire
usedFor border control
frontier defense
military garrison
visitorAttraction tourist site

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Taunus region hasHistoricalSite Saalburg Roman fort
Taunus hasLandmark Saalburg Roman fort
this entity surface form: Römerkastell Saalburg
Limes Germanicus notableSite Saalburg Roman fort