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).| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: was built in about 160
- Also known as: “Castrum of Welzheim”, “Kastell Welzheim Ost”, “Ostkastell”, “Ostkastell Welzheim”, and “Welzheim castrum”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Welzheim concentration camp and St. Gallus (Welzheim).
Welzheim concentration camp
Museum
Photo: Reutlingendorf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Welzheim concentration camp is a museum, which is situated 1 km northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.
St. Gallus (Welzheim)
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Gallus (Welzheim) is a church, which is situated 670 metres northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.
Limes-Gymnasium
School building
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Laufenmühle is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Welzheim East Roman Fort.
Pfahlbronn
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfahlbronn is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Welzheim East Roman Fort.
Kapf
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
9.64218° or 9° 38′ 32″ eastElevation
492 metres (1,614 feet)Open location code
8FWFVJCR+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 28231833OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
8504459Wikidata ID
Q1735441
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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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