Augusta Raurica

Augusta Raurica is probably the best preserved Roman city North of the Alps. It is nestled inside the greater urban area, in and has been transformed into an open-air museum.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site and former Roman colony town on the southern bank of the Rhine near Augst in the canton of Basel-Land, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Colonia Augusta Rauricorum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kaiseraugst railway station and Roman museum.

Railway station
Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.
is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Aargau. It is an intermediate stop on the Bözberg line and is served by local trains only.

Museum
Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.

Protected area
Photo: Wicotw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a protected area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pratteln and Kaiseraugst.

Town
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality in the canton of in , located in the district of Liestal.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Rheinfelden in the canton of in Switzerland. Located on the High Rhine, it is part of the metropolitan region and borders and the canton of .

Village
is a municipality in the district of Liestal in the canton of Basel-Country in .

Augusta Raurica

Latitude
47.5328° or 47° 31′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.7218° or 7° 43′ 19″ east
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
8FV9GPMC+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3798792797
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6639791
Wiki­data ID
Q610371
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Augusta Raurica” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Bulgarian: “Аугуста Раурика”
  • Catalan: “Augusta Ràurica”
  • Cebuano: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Chinese: “奥古斯都·劳里克殖民地”
  • Chinese: “奧古斯塔·勞里卡”
  • Czech: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Danish: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Dutch: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اوجوستا روريكا”
  • Finnish: “Augusta Raurica”
  • French: “Augusta Raurica”
  • French: “Colonia Augusta Rauricorum”
  • German: “Augusta Raurica”
  • German: “Colonia Augusta Rauricorum”
  • Italian: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Italian: “Colonia Augusta Rauricorum”
  • Japanese: “アウグスタ・ラウリカ”
  • Japanese: “アウグスタ・ラウリカ市”
  • Polish: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Portuguese: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Portuguese: “Augusta Ráurica”
  • Romansh: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Russian: “Августа-Раурика”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Slovenian: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Spanish: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Swedish: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Swiss German: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Turkish: “Augusta Raurica”
  • Ukrainian: “Августа-Раурика”
  • Ukrainian: “Аугуста-Рауріка”

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