Welzheim East Roman Fort

Welzheim East Roman Fort is an archaeological site in Welzheim, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg. Welzheim East Roman Fort is situated nearby to the school building Limes-Gymnasium, as well as near the church St. Gallus (Welzheim).

Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: was built in about 160
Also known as: “Castrum of Welzheim”, “Kastell Welzheim Ost”, “Ostkastell”, “Ostkastell Welzheim”, and “Welzheim castrum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gestapo prison Welzheim and St. Gallus (Welzheim).

Gestapo prison Welzheim

Museum

Gestapo prison Welzheim

Photo: Reutlingendorf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gestapo prison Welzheim is a museum, which is situated 1 km northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.

St. Gallus (Welzheim)

Church

St. Gallus (Welzheim)

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St. Gallus (Welzheim) is a church, which is situated 670 metres northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.

Limes-Gymnasium

School building

Limes-Gymnasium

Photo: Limes-Gymnasium, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Limes-Gymnasium is a school building, which is situated 470 metres northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laufenmühle and Pfahlbronn.

Laufenmühle

Hamlet

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Laufenmühle is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.

Pfahlbronn

Village

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Pfahlbronn is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Welzheim East Roman Fort.

Kapf

Hamlet

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Kapf is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km east of Welzheim East Roman Fort.

Welzheim East Roman Fort

Categories: castrum, open-air museum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Welzheim, Rems-Murr-Kreis, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.87153° or 48° 52′ 18″ north

Longitude

9.64218° or 9° 38′ 32″ east

Elevation

492 metres (1,614 feet)

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

8FWFVJCR+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Welzheim East Roman Fort” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kastell Welzheim Ost”
Dutch: “Oost-romeins fort van Welzheim”
Dutch: “Oost-Romeinse fort van Welzheim”
Dutch: “Ostkastell Welzheim”
Finnish: “Itäisen Welzheimin roomalainen linnake”
Finnish: “Ostkastell Welzheim”
Finnish: “Welzheimin itä-roomalainen linnake”
French: “Est Fort romain de Welzheim”
French: “Fort romain est de Welzheim”
French: “Ostkastell Welzheim”
German: “Alenkastell Welzheim”
German: “Archäologischer Park Ostkastell”
German: “Kastell Welzheim”
German: “Kastelle von Welzheim”
German: “Limeskastell Welzheim”
German: “Numeruskastell Welzheim”
German: “Ostkastell Welzheim”
German: “Ostkastells Welzheim”
German: “Römerkastell Welzheim”
German: “Römerlager Welzheim”
Italian: “Forte romano orientale di Welzheim”
Latin: “Castra Romana Welzheimi”
Russian: “Ostkastell Welzheim”
Russian: “Восточный римский форт Вельдсхейм”
Russian: “Восточный Римский Форт Вельцхайма”
Spanish: “Fortaleza romana oriental de Welzheim”
Swedish: “Öst-Welzheims romerska fort”
Swedish: “Ostkastell Welzheim”
Swedish: “Welzheims öst-romersk fort”

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