Vindonissa
Vindonissa was a Roman legion camp, vicus and later a bishop's seat at modern Windisch, Switzerland. The remains of the camp are listed as a heritage site of national significance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: archaeological site in Windisch in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
- Also known as: “castrum”, “Vindonissa, Celtic oppidum / Roman legionary camp / civilian settlement”, and “Vindonissa, keltisches Oppidum / römisches Legionslager / Zivilsiedlung”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Königsfelden Monastery and Schoolhouse.
Königsfelden Monastery
Park
Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Königsfelden Monastery is a former Franciscan double monastery, which housed both a community of Poor Clare nuns and one of Franciscan friars, living in separate wings, in the municipality of Windisch in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Königsfelden Monastery is situated 290 metres west of Vindonissa.
Schoolhouse
School
Photo: KGS Brugg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schoolhouse is situated 220 metres east of Vindonissa.
Reformed church
Church
Photo: Bobo11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reformed church is situated 380 metres east of Vindonissa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brugg and Gebenstorf.
Brugg
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brugg is a small town of about 11,000 people in the canton of Aargau located at the confluence of the Reuss, Aare, and Limmat Rivers, with the Aare flowing through the city's old town.
Gebenstorf
Village
Gebenstorf is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Umiken
Village
Photo: Voyager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Umiken was a municipality in the district of Brugg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipality of Umiken merged into Brugg.
Vindonissa
- Categories: archaeological site, ancient Roman structure, castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Windisch, Brugg District, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.48101° or 47° 28′ 52″ northLongitude
8.22003° or 8° 13′ 12″ eastElevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)Open location code
8FVCF6JC+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6420816733OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Vindonissa” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Вінданіса”
- Bulgarian: “Виндониса”
- Catalan: “Vindonissa”
- Cebuano: “Vindonissa”
- Dutch: “Vindonissa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيندونيسا”
- French: “Vindonissa, oppidum celtique / camp légionnaire romain / établissement civil”
- French: “Vindonissa”
- German: “Vindonissa, keltisches Oppidum / römisches Legionslager / Zivilsiedlung”
- German: “Vindonissa”
- Hebrew: “וינדוניסה”
- Italian: “Vindonissa”
- Korean: “빈도니사”
- Latin: “Vindonissa”
- Portuguese: “Vindonissa”
- Russian: “Виндонисса”
- Slovenian: “Vindonissa”
- Spanish: “Vindonissa”
- Swedish: “Vindonissa”
- Swiss German: “Vindonissa”
- Tosk Albanian: “Vindonissa”
- Ukrainian: “Віндонісса”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vindonissa”. Photo: Badener, CC BY 3.0.