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”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. John’s Church and Sternwarte 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.
Essingen
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
10.08471° or 10° 5′ 5″ eastElevation
448 metres (1,470 feet)Open location code
8FWGR3PM+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 26497368OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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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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