Saalburg

The Saalburg is a reconstructed Roman fort located on the main ridge of the Taunus, northwest of , Hessen, . It was a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 428 metres (1,404 feet)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours:
    March–October: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
    November–February: Tuesday–Sunday 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Description: cohort castrum, part of the Limes Germanicus, and is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany
  • Address: Am Römerkastell 1, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, 61350
  • Also known as
    “Saalburg castrum”
    “Saalburg Roman Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saalburgpass and Gickelsburg.
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is a mountain saddle.
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is a hill near in the state of , .
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is a forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirdorfer Feld bei Bad Homburg and Dillingen.
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Saalburg.
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is a suburb, which is situated 4½ km east of Saalburg.
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is a town in the in , Germany. is situated 5 km northwest of Saalburg.

Saalburg

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Latitude
50.27152° or 50° 16′ 18″ north
Longitude
8.56665° or 8° 33′ 60″ east
Open location code
9F2C7HC8+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 8655395
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
3208114
Wiki­data ID
Q542329

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Saalburg” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Basque: “Saalburg erromatar gotorlekua”
  • Basque: “Saalburg”
  • Catalan: “Saalburg”
  • Cebuano: “Saalburg”
  • Chinese: “萨尔堡”
  • Chinese: “薩爾布林格”
  • Chinese: “薩爾布爾格”
  • Dutch: “Romeins fort van Saalburg”
  • Dutch: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة سالبورج الرومانيه”
  • Esperanto: “Saalburg”
  • Finnish: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Finnish: “Saalburgin roomalainen linnoitus”
  • French: “Fort romain Saalburg”
  • French: “Saalburg castrum”
  • French: “Saalburg”
  • German: “Kastell Saalburg”
  • German: “Römerkastell Saalburg”
  • German: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Greek: “Ζάαλμπουργκ”
  • Greek: “Ζάαλμπουρκ”
  • Italian: “Fortezza romana di Saalburg”
  • Italian: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Italian: “Saalburg”
  • Japanese: “ザールブルク城”
  • Latin: “Castellum Saalaburgense”
  • Russian: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Russian: “Римский форт Заальбург”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Romano de Saalburg”
  • Spanish: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Spanish: “Saalburg”
  • Swedish: “Saalburg castrum”
  • Swedish: “Saalburgs romerska fästning”

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