Xanten
Xanten is a locality in Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Xanten is situated nearby to the locality Colonia Ulpia Traiana, as well as near the suburb Beek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Xanten Cathedral and Archaeological Park of Xanten.
Xanten Cathedral
Church
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.
Amphitheatre of Xanten
Archaeological site
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amphitheatre of Xanten is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xanten and Vetera.
Xanten
Town
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Xanten
- Type: Locality with 21,200 residents
- Also known as: “05170052” and “Stadt Xanten”
- Location: Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.66° or 51° 39′ 36″ northLongitude
6.4556° or 6° 27′ 20″ eastPopulation
21,200Elevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
9F38MF64+27GeoNames ID
6557522
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