Matilo
Matilo or Matilone was once a Roman fort in modern-day Leiden. Positioned on the southern banks of the Oude Rijn, it served to protect the Roman borders in the province of Germania Inferior.Photo: Bic, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former Roman fort in Netherlands
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoofdstraatkerk, Leiderdorp and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Onbevlekt-Ontvangenkerk (Zoeterwoude).
Hoofdstraatkerk, Leiderdorp
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hoofdstraatkerk, Leiderdorp is a church, which is situated 610 metres southeast of Matilo.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Onbevlekt-Ontvangenkerk (Zoeterwoude)
Church
Photo: Joris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Onbevlekt-Ontvangenkerk (Zoeterwoude) is a church, which is situated 680 metres southeast of Matilo.
Wilhelminabrug
Bridge
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Wilhelminabrug is a bridge, which is situated 600 metres northwest of Matilo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roodenburg and Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk.
Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk
Village
Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zoeterwoude, and lies about 5 km southeast of Leiden.
Leiderdorp
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leiderdorp is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of 27,377 in 2021.
Matilo
- Categories: Roman military frontiers and fortifications, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Leiden, Bollenstreek, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.14997° or 52° 8′ 60″ northLongitude
4.51763° or 4° 31′ 4″ eastOpen location code
9F464GX9+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1780443550OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1863008
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Matilo” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Matilo”
- Dutch: “Matilo”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 45576”
- French: “Matilo”
- German: “Kastell Leiden-Roomburg”
- German: “Matilo”
- Italian: “Matilo”
- Japanese: “マティロ”
- Slovenian: “Matilo”
- Spanish: “Matilo”
- Western Frisian: “Matilo”
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