Archaeological Park of Xanten
Archaeological Park of Xanten is a park in Xanten, Wesel, North Rhine-Westphalia. Archaeological Park of Xanten is situated near the archaeological site Forum / Basilika, as well as near the ruins Fundamente Capitol.- 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”, “LVR-RömerMuseum”, and “Regionalmuseum Xanten”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Matronentempel Xanten and Reconstructed Roman harbour temple (APX).
Matronentempel Xanten
Ruins
Matronentempel Xanten is a ruins, which is situated 220 metres south of Archaeological Park of Xanten.
Reconstructed Roman harbour temple (APX)
Reconstructed Roman harbour temple (APX) is situated 350 metres northeast of Archaeological Park of Xanten.Xanten Cathedral
Church
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Xanten and Lüttingen.
Xanten
Town
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
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′ north
Longitude
6.44372° or 6° 26′ 37″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Landschaftsverband Rheinland
Open location code
9F38MC8V+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_park
Wikidata ID
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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: “LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten”
- Italian: “Parco Archeologico di Xanten”
- Russian: “Археологический парк Ксантена”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Forum / Basilika and Fundamente Capitol.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: KaffeeMühle and Museumscafé.
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