Igel Column
The Igel Column is a multi-storeyed Roman sandstone column in the municipality of Igel, Trier, Germany, 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.
- Tourist attraction
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- Description: Roman tomb
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa rustica of Wasserliesch and Hindenburgbrücke.
Villa rustica of Wasserliesch
Villa rustica of Wasserliesch is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km west of Igel Column.
Hindenburgbrücke
Hindenburgbrücke is a bridge, which is situated 1 km southeast of Igel Column.
Grutenhäuschen Igel (Roman tomb)
Grutenhäuschen Igel (Roman tomb) is a place of worship, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Igel Column.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Igel and Wasserliesch.
Igel
Igel is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Wasserliesch
Wasserliesch is a municipality in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Konz
Konz is a city in the Trier-Saarburg district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Igel Column
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Latitude
49.70917° or 49° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
6.54954° or 6° 32′ 58″ east
Open location code
8FX8PG5X+MR
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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tourism=attraction
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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 Säule”
- Estonian: “Igeli sammas”
- French: “Mausolée d’Igel”
- French: “obélisque d’Igel (Goethe)”
- Georgian: “იგელის სვეტი”
- German: “Grabmal der Secundier”
- German: “Igeler Säule”
- Hebrew: “עמוד איגל”
- Hungarian: “Igeli oszlop”
- 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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Säulengarten and Sankt Dionysius.
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