Gelduba
Gelduba was a location in ancient Germania Inferior, the modern site of Gellep in North Rhine-Westphalia. A cemetery at the site was in use at least from the reign of Nero.Photo: Hartmann Linge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: Roman fort
- Also known as: “Castra Gelduba”, “Castra of Gellep”, and “Gelduba (ehem. Römercastell)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Die Spey and historic pivot bridge.
historic pivot bridge
Photo: Anderas R, CC BY-SA 3.0.
historic pivot bridge is situated 2 km northwest of Gelduba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gellep-Stratum and Duisburg-Serm.
Gellep-Stratum
Suburb
Gellep-Stratum is the southeasternmost district of Krefeld. The population is 2,485. Until its incorporation into the city of Krefeld in 1929, Gellep-Stratum was a municipality in the Amt Lank of the Krefeld district.
Duisburg-Serm
Village
Photo: ZebraDS, Public domain.
Duisburg-Serm is a village, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Gelduba.
Nierst
Village
Photo: Lyzzy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nierst is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Gelduba.
Gelduba
- Categories: castrum, archaeological site, ancient Roman structure, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Krefeld, Düsseldorf, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.33229° or 51° 19′ 56″ northLongitude
6.68458° or 6° 41′ 5″ eastOpen location code
9F388MJM+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 56464147OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q835315
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Gelduba” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Gelduba”
- Dutch: “Gelduba”
- French: “Fort de Gelduba”
- German: “Gelduba”
- German: “Gräberfeld von Krefeld-Gellep”
- German: “Kastell Gelduba”
- German: “Kastell Gellep-Stratum”
- German: “Kastell Gellep”
- German: “Kastell Krefeld-Gellep”
- Latin: “Gelduba”
- Spanish: “Gelduba”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Krefelder Segler-Vereinigung 33 e.V. and Clubhaus Krefelder Segler-Vereinigung 33.
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