Archaeological Park of Xanten
Archaeological Park of Xanten is a park in Xanten, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia. Archaeological Park of Xanten is situated nearby to the archaeological site Forum / Basilika, as well as near the playground Wasserspielplatz.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Opening hours:
March—October: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
November: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
December—February: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Park
- Description: archaeological ancient Roman site in Xanten, Germany, with reconstructed buildings
- Also known as: “APX”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Matronentempel Xanten and Xanten Cathedral.
Matronentempel Xanten
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Matronentempel Xanten is a ruins, which is situated 220 metres south of Archaeological Park of Xanten.
Xanten Cathedral
Church
Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xanten Cathedral, sometimes called St. Victor's Cathedral, is a Catholic church situated in Xanten, a historic town in the lower Rhine area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Xanten Cathedral is situated 1 km southeast of Archaeological Park of Xanten.
Amphitheatre of Xanten
Archaeological site
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Amphitheatre of Xanten is an archaeological site, which is situated 540 metres east of Archaeological Park of Xanten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xanten and Lüttingen.
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.
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. Vetera is situated 3 km southeast of Archaeological Park of Xanten.
Archaeological Park of Xanten
- Categories: archaeological park, tourism, recreation area, archaeological site, historic site, and theme park
- Location: Xanten, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.66665° or 51° 40′ northLongitude
6.44372° or 6° 26′ 37″ eastOperator
Landschaftsverband RheinlandOpen location code
9F38MC8V+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 475037411OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q316385
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Archaeological Park of Xanten” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Archäologischer Park Xanten”
- Dutch: “Archeologisch Park Xanten”
- French: “parc Archéologique de Xanten”
- French: “Parc Archéologique de Xanten”
- German: “Archäologischer Park Xanten”
- German: “LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten”
- German: “LVR-RömerMuseum”
- German: “Regionalmuseum Xanten”
- Italian: “Parco Archeologico di Xanten”
- Russian: “LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten”
- Russian: “Археологический парк Ксантена”
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