Castra of Aalen

Castra of Aalen is a theme park in Aalen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg. Castra of Aalen is situated nearby to St. John’s Church, as well as near the observatory Sternwarte Aalen.

Photo: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Theme park
Description: Roman fort
Also known as: “Kastell Aalen” and “Reiterkastell Aalen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. John’s Church and Sternwarte Aalen.

St. John’s Church

Church

Photo: Memorino, CC BY 3.0.

St. John’s Church is situated 190 metres northeast of Castra of Aalen.

Sternwarte Aalen

Observatory

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Sternwarte Aalen is an observatory, which is situated 380 metres west of Castra of Aalen.

German Esperanto Library

Library

Photo: Blahma, CC BY-SA 3.0.

German Esperanto Library is situated 550 metres east of Castra of Aalen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aalen and Himmlingen.

Aalen

Town

Photo: Memorino, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.

Aalen is a town located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about 70 kilometres east of Stuttgart and 48 kilometres north of Ulm.

Himmlingen

Hamlet

Photo: Aalen1, CC0.

Himmlingen is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km east of Castra of Aalen.

Essingen is a municipality in the Ostalbkreis in the State of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It lies about 73 km east of Stuttgart, just outside the city of Aalen. Essingen is situated 5 km southwest of Castra of Aalen.

Castra of Aalen

Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, tourism, archaeological site, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Aalen, Ostalbkreis, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.83573° or 48° 50′ 9″ north

Longitude

10.08471° or 10° 5′ 5″ east

Elevation

448 metres (1,470 feet)

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

8FWGR3PM+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 26497368

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=theme_park

GeoNames ID

8504466

Wikidata ID

Q1660247

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Castra of Aalen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kastell Aalen”
German: “Kastell Aalen”

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