Biriciana
The Roman fort at Weissenburg, called Biriciana in ancient times, is a former Roman ala castellum, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: was built in about 90
- Also known as: “Castrum Biriciana” and “Weißenburg Roman Fort”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weißenburg (Bay) and Roman Museum Weißenburg.
Weißenburg (Bay)
Railway station
Photo: V200 001, Public domain.
Weißenburg (Bay) is a railway station, which is situated 250 metres southeast of Biriciana.
Roman Museum Weißenburg
Museum
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roman Museum Weißenburg is situated 590 metres east of Biriciana.
Neues Rathaus
Town hall
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neues Rathaus is a town hall, which is situated 680 metres east of Biriciana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hattenhof and Holzingen.
Holzingen
Village
Photo: Bahnfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holzingen is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Biriciana.
Weimersheim
Village
Photo: Mef.ellingen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weimersheim is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Biriciana.
Biriciana
- Categories: castrum, archaeological site, ancient Roman structure, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Weißenburg, Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.0308° or 49° 1′ 51″ northLongitude
10.96234° or 10° 57′ 44″ eastElevation
416 metres (1,365 feet)Open location code
8FXG2XJ6+8WOpenStreetMap ID
way 222090922OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Biriciana” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kastell Weißenburg”
- Dutch: “Biriciana”
- Dutch: “Romeins fort Weißenburg”
- Finnish: “Biriciana”
- Finnish: “Weißenburgin roomalainen linnake”
- French: “Biriciana”
- French: “Fort romain de Weißenburg”
- German: “Biriciana”
- German: “Kastell Weißenburg”
- Latin: “Biriciana”
- Russian: “Biriciana”
- Russian: “Римский лагерь Вайсенбург”
- Russian: “Римский лагерь”
- Swedish: “Biriciana”
- Swedish: “Weißenburgs romerska fästning”
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