Limesturm XVIII

Limesturm XVIII is an archaeological site in Neuwied, Middle Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate. Limesturm XVIII is situated nearby to the peak Firmbachsberg, as well as near the spring Petersbachquelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Am Forsthofweg and Monrepos.

Am Forsthofweg

Archaeological site

The castellum or small fort nowadays called Am Forsthofweg was a Roman military camp of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes. It received UNESCO World Heritage status in 2005. Am Forsthofweg is situated 1½ km northwest of Limesturm XVIII.

Monrepos

Museum

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Monrepos is an archaeological research centre and a museum of human behavioural evolution located in Germany, at Schloss Monrepos in the city of Neuwied. Monrepos is situated 2½ km east of Limesturm XVIII.

Hammerstein castle

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Hammerstein Castle is the ruin of a 10th-century mountain castle in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, the oldest in this entire Middle Rhine Valley. The ruin of one of its watchtowers still overlooks the Rhine at an altitude of 195 m, near the village of Hammerstein. Hammerstein castle is situated 3½ km west of Limesturm XVIII.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockenfeld and Datzeroth.

Rockenfeld

Locality

Rockenfeld is an abandoned village in the Feldkirchen district of Neuwied, Germany. The surnames Rockenfeller and Rockefeller are derived from Rockenfeld. It is said that the ancestors of the Rockefeller family came from there.