Igel Column

The Igel Column is a multi-storeyed Roman sandstone column in the municipality of , , , dated to c. 250 AD. The column is the burial monument of the Secundinii cloth merchant family, and was built by two of the family members, Lucius Secundinius Aventinus and Lucius Secundinus Securus.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aprus Church and Villa rustica of Wasserliesch.

Church
Photo: Cornischong, CC BY-SA 1.0.
is situated 730 metres west of Igel Column.

Archaeological site
Photo: MNHNL pbraun, CC0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Igel Column.

Bridge
Photo: Schaengel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a bridge, which is situated 1 km southeast of Igel Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Igel and Wasserliesch.

Village
Photo: William Pars, Public domain.
is a municipality in the district, in , . is known for the Column, a 23 m high Roman decorated tomb. The Column is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Village
Photo: GFHein1113, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district, in , .

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in the district, in , . It is situated at the confluence of the rivers and , approx.

Igel Column

Latitude
49.70917° or 49° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
6.54954° or 6° 32′ 58″ east
Open location code
8FX8PG5X+MR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321349168
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q338834
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Satellite Map

Discover Igel Column from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Igel Column” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Columna d’Igel”
  • Catalan: “Igeler Säule”
  • Chinese: “伊格勒柱”
  • Croatian: “Igelski stup”
  • Czech: “Igelský sloup”
  • Dutch: “Igeler Saule”
  • Dutch: “Igeler Säule”
  • Estonian: “Igeli sammas”
  • French: “mausolée d’Igel”
  • French: “Mausolée d’Igel”
  • French: “obélisque d’Igel (Goethe)”
  • Georgian: “იგელის სვეტი”
  • German: “Grabmal der Secundier”
  • German: “Igeler Säule”
  • Hungarian: “Igeli oszlop”
  • Italian: “colonna di Igel”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Igel”
  • Latin: “Monumentum Aquilense”
  • Latvian: “Īgeles kolonna”
  • Luxembourgish: “Igeler Sail”
  • Mingrelian: “იგელიშ სჷმეტი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Igelsøylen”
  • Norwegian: “Igelsøylen”
  • Polish: “Kolumna w Igel”
  • Portuguese: “Coluna de Igel”
  • Romanian: “Mausoleul de la Igel”
  • Russian: “Игельская колонна”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Igelerski stup”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Igelski stup”
  • Slovenian: “Igelski steber”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Igel”
  • Turkish: “Igel Sütunu”
  • Ukrainian: “Ігельська колона”
  • Vietnamese: “Cột Igel”
  • Western Frisian: “Pylder fan Igel”

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Highlights include Säulengarten and Sankt Dionysius.

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