Aguntum
The ruins of Aguntum are an ancient Roman site in East Tirol, Austria, located approximately four kilometres east of Lienz in the Drau valley. The city appears to have been built to exploit the local sources of iron, copper, zinc and gold.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stribacher Bildstock and St.-Silvester-Kapelle.
Stribacher Bildstock
Wayside shrine
Stribacher Bildstock is a wayside shrine, which is situated 540 metres north of Aguntum.
St.-Silvester-Kapelle
Church
St.-Silvester-Kapelle is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Aguntum.
Filialkirche St. Margaretha, Dölsach
Church
Filialkirche St. Margaretha, Dölsach is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Aguntum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lienz.
Lienz
Lienz is a medieval town in East Tyrol in Austria. This fairly small city of about 12,000 inhabitants has a well-preserved historic centre and a good number of interesting sights.Aguntum
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former Roman municipality in East Tyrol
- Categories: archaeological site, museum, ancient city, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Dölsach, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.82787° or 46° 49′ 40″ north
Longitude
12.82309° or 12° 49′ 23″ east
Elevation
667 metres (2,188 feet)
Open location code
8FRJRRHF+46
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Aguntum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Агунтум”
- Cebuano: “Aguntum (arkiyolohiyang dapit)”
- Cebuano: “Aguntum”
- Danish: “Aguntum”
- Dutch: “Aguntum”
- French: “Aguntum”
- German: “Aguntum”
- German: “Municipium Claudium Aguntum”
- German: “Stadtzentrum Aguntum”
- Italian: “Aguntum”
- Japanese: “アグントゥム”
- Latin: “Aguntum”
- Portuguese: “Aguntum”
- Swedish: “Aguntum (slätt)”
- Swedish: “Aguntum”
- “Aguntum”
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