Colonia Ulpia Traiana

Colonia Ulpia Traiana is a locality in Xanten, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia. Colonia Ulpia Traiana is situated nearby to the town Xanten, as well as near the locality Niederbruch.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Amphitheatre of Xanten and Xanten Cathedral.

Amphitheatre of Xanten

Archaeological site

Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Amphitheatre of Xanten is an archaeological site.

Xanten Cathedral

Church

Photo: Smial, FAL.

Xanten Cathedral, sometimes called St. Victor's Cathedral, is a Catholic church situated in Xanten, a historic town in the lower Rhine area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xanten and Lüttingen.

Xanten is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the world, built at the site of the Roman settlements Colonia Ulpia Traiana.

Lüttingen

Village

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Lüttingen is a village.

Vetera

Locality

Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vetera was the name of the location of two successive Roman legionary camps in the province of Germania Inferior near present-day Xanten on the Lower Rhine. Vetera is situated 3 km southeast of Colonia Ulpia Traiana.