Birten amphitheatre
Birten amphitheatre is a building in Xanten, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia. Birten amphitheatre is situated nearby to the playground Spielplatz Ehemalige Schule Unterbirten, as well as near Saint Viktor of Xanten Church.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient Roman amphitheater in Birten, Xanten, Germany, used as a modern open-air theater
- Also known as: “Amphitheatre of Birten”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Viktor of Xanten Church and Fürstenberg.
Saint Viktor of Xanten Church
Church
Photo: Xantener, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Viktor of Xanten Church is situated 280 metres southeast of Birten amphitheatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vetera and Xanten.
Vetera
Locality
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vetera was the name of the location of two successive Roman legionary camps in the province of Germania Inferior near present-day Xanten on the Lower Rhine.
Xanten
Town
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xanten is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the world, built at the site of the Roman settlements Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Xanten is situated 3 km northwest of Birten amphitheatre.
Lüttingen
Village
Photo: Smitfotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lüttingen is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Birten amphitheatre.
Birten amphitheatre
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, sylvan theater, ancient Roman structure, building, and tourism
- Location: Xanten, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.63752° or 51° 38′ 15″ northLongitude
6.47312° or 6° 28′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9F38JFQF+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 34402869OpenStreetMap feature
building=arenaOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2234744
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Birten amphitheatre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Amfitheater van Birten”
- French: “amphithéâtre de Birten”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Birten”
- German: “Amphitheater Birten”
- German: “Amphitheater von Castra Vetera”
- German: “Arena Campestris”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spielplatz Ehemalige Schule Unterbirten and Drei-Bäumchen-Berg.
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