Kastell Wörth
Kastell Wörth was a Roman limes numerus fort located on the north-western edge of today's Wörth am Main in the German state of Bavaria. The fort was probably part of the defenses of the Main Limes, and also, as part of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes, but also of the older Odenwald Limes section of the Neckar-Odenwald Limes, but this has not been definitively proven archaeologically.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort
- Also known as: “Castra of Wörth”, “Kastell Woerth”, and “Numeruskastell Wörth”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ausstattung and Wegkreuz.
Ausstattung
Community center
Photo: Salino01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ausstattung is a community center, which is situated 1 km east of Kastell Wörth.
Wegkreuz
Wayside cross
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Wegkreuz is a wayside cross, which is situated 560 metres south of Kastell Wörth.
Schifffahrts- und Schiffbaumuseum Wörth am Main
Museum
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Schifffahrts- und Schiffbaumuseum Wörth am Main is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kastell Wörth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trennfurt and Elsenfeld.
Trennfurt
Suburb
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Trennfurt is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Kastell Wörth.
Elsenfeld
Town
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Elsenfeld is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the river Main between the hills of the Spessart, east of the river, and Odenwald, west of the river. Elsenfeld is situated 5 km north of Kastell Wörth.
Laudenbach
Village
Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laudenbach is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Kleinheubach. Laudenbach is situated 7 km south of Kastell Wörth.
Kastell Wörth
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wörth am Main, Miltenberg, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.80129° or 49° 48′ 5″ northLongitude
9.14479° or 9° 8′ 41″ eastElevation
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
8FXFR42V+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8330169377OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Kastell Wörth” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kastell Wörth”
- German: “Kastell Wörth”
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