Castra of Ruffenhofen

Castra of Ruffenhofen is a memorial in Wittelshofen, Ansbach, Bavaria. Castra of Ruffenhofen is situated nearby to Fahnenheiligtum, as well as near the memorial Ruffenhofen Roman Park.

Photo: Römerpark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: Roman fort
Also known as: “Kastell Ruffenhofen” and “Römisches Kastell Ruffenhofen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ruffenhofen Roman Park and Limeseum Ruffenhofen.

Ruffenhofen Roman Park

Memorial

Ruffenhofen Roman Park

Photo: Römerpark, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruffenhofen Roman Park is an archaeological park in der region of Hesselberg in the south of the county of Ansbach in the German state of Bavaria. Covering an area of about 40 hectares, the Roman fort of Ruffenhofen Castle as well as large elements of the associated civilian settlement have survived underground and have not been built over. Ruffenhofen Roman Park is situated 290 metres east of Castra of Ruffenhofen.

Limeseum Ruffenhofen

Museum

Limeseum Ruffenhofen

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Limeseum Ruffenhofen is a museum, which is situated 570 metres southeast of Castra of Ruffenhofen.

St. Nikolaus

Church

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St. Nikolaus is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Castra of Ruffenhofen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruffenhofen and Irsingen.

Ruffenhofen

Hamlet

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ruffenhofen is a hamlet.

Irsingen

Village

Photo: Osi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Irsingen is a village.

Aufkirchen (Gerolfingen)

Village

Aufkirchen (Gerolfingen)

Photo: Flodur63, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aufkirchen (Gerolfingen) is a village.

Castra of Ruffenhofen

Categories: castrum, archaeological site, ancient Roman structure, and historic site
Location: Wittelshofen, Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.04642° or 49° 2′ 47″ north

Longitude

10.4806° or 10° 28′ 50″ east

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

8FXG2FWJ+H6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Castra of Ruffenhofen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Kastell Ruffenhofen”
German: “Kastell Ruffenhofen”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fahnenheiligtum and Roman Castle Model.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Römerpark Ruffenhofen and Ruffenhofen Limeseum.

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