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Lower Germanic Limes

Netherlands

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes Nomination File for Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List Part II A – Annex 1 | Catalogue of Component Parts | Netherlands 2021

Locations listed for the UNESCO World Heritage List: Lower Germanic Limes - part 1: Netherlands

Site	Roman Name	Modern-day Location	Feature	Coordinates	Occupation time period	Investigated
1	possibly Pretorium Agrippine	Valkenburg-Centrum	Auxilliary fort. The list notes 4 excavated areas within the fort and adds a larger 'buffer zone' covering the whole fort and areas towards the vicus	52°10′48″N 4°25′59″E	AD 40 to late 3rd century	1946-51 plus 1962-80
2		Valkenburg-De Woerd	Military vicus (civil settlement, although this is a puzzling 1km away from the fort)	52°10′19″N 4°26′17″E	50 to 250 AD	1920s, 40s, 1972, 2019
3	Forum Hadriani, also known as Municipium Aelium Cananefatium (MAEC)	Voorburg-Arentsburg	Civil settlement in the Rhine delta, with harbour frontage to access both the river and Corbello's Canal	52°3′36″N 4°21′0″E	c15 AD origins. Expansion under Hadrian (2nd century). Occupied to at least 400	1827-34, 1908-15, 1984-88, 2005-08

4a Corbulo|s canal | Vlietwijk NL Voorschoten 52°7′30″N 4°27′36″E 4b Corbulo|s canal | Starrenburg NL Voorschoten 52°6′32″N 4°26′13″E 4c Corbulo|s canal | Knippolder NL Voorschoten 52°6′18″N 4°25′44″E 4d Corbulo|s canal | Vlietvoorde NL Leidschendam-Voorburg 52°6′4″N 4°25′23″E 4e Corbulo|s canal | Rozenrust NL Leidschendam-Voorburg 52°5′28″N 4°24′32″E 4f Corbulo|s canal | Romeinsepad NL Leidschendam-Voorburg 52°5′2″N 4°23′56″E 5a Leiden-Roomburg | Park Matilo NL Leiden 52°9′0″N 4°31′1″E 5b Leiden-Roomburg | Besjeslaan NL Leiden 52°8′53″N 4°31′8″E 6 Woerden-Centrum NL Woerden 52°5′10″N 4°53′2″E 7a Utrecht-Limes road | Zandweg NL Utrecht 52°5′28″N 4°59′46″E 7b Utrecht-Limes road | Veldhuizen NL Utrecht 52°5′10″N 5°0′29″E 7c Utrecht-Limes road | De Balije NL Utrecht 52°4′48″N 5°1′19″E 8a Utrecht-Hoge Woerd | Castellum NL Utrecht 52°5′10″N 5°2′31″E 8b Utrecht-Hoge Woerd | Langerakbaan NL Utrecht 52°5′17″N 5°2′38″E 9 Utrecht-Groot Zandveld NL Utrecht 52°5′42″N 5°3′4″E 10 Utrecht-Domplein NL Utrecht 52°5′28″N 5°7′19″E 11a Bunnik-Vechten | Marsdijk NL Bunnik 52°3′29″N 5°9′58″E 11b Bunnik-Vechten | Provincialeweg NL Bunnik 52°3′47″N 5°10′26″E 12 Arnhem-Meinerswijk NL Arnhem 51°58′16″N 5°52′26″E 13 Elst-Grote Kerk NL Overbetuwe 51°55′12″N 5°50′56″E 14a Nijmegen-Valkhof area | Valkhofpark NL Nijmegen 51°50′53″N 5°52′12″E 14b Nijmegen-Valkhof area | Hunnerpark NL Nijmegen 51°50′49″N 5°52′19″E 15 Nijmegen-Hunerberg NL Nijmegen 51°50′24″N 5°53′2″E 16a Nijmegen-Kops Plateau | West NL Nijmegen 51°50′17″N 5°53′31″E 16b Nijmegen-Kops Plateau | North NL Berg en Dal 51°50′20″N 5°53′42″E 16c Nijmegen-Kops Plateau | East NL Nijmegen 51°50′10″N 5°53′42″E 16d Nijmegen-Kops Plateau | Kopse Hof North NL Nijmegen 51°50′10″N 5°53′46″E 16e Nijmegen-Kops Plateau | Kopse Hof South NL Nijmegen 51°50′6″N 5°53′46″E 17a Berg en Dal-aqueduct | Mariënboom NL Nijmegen 51°49′34″N 5°53′17″E 17b Berg en Dal-aqueduct | Swartendijk NL Berg en Dal/Nijmegen 51°49′23″N 5°53′28″E 17c Berg en Dal-aqueduct | Cortendijk NL Berg en Dal 51°49′12″N 5°53′24″E 17d Berg en Dal-aqueduct | Louisedal NL Berg en Dal 51°49′5″N 5°54′0″E 17e Berg en Dal-aqueduct | Kerstendal NL Berg en Dal 51°49′1″N 5°54′50″E 18a Berg en Dal-De Holdeurn | North NL Berg en Dal 51°49′1″N 5°55′59″E 18b Berg en Dal-De Holdeurn | South NL Berg en Dal 51°48′58″N 5°55′55″E 19 Herwen-De Bijland NL Zevenaar 51°52′52″N 6°5′56″E

Germany - NRW

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes Nomination File for Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List Part II B – Annex 1 | Catalogue of Component Parts | Germany 2021

Locations listed for the UNESCO World Heritage List: Lower Germanic Limes - part 2: Nord Rhein Westfalia, Germany

Site	Roman Name	Modern-day Location	Feature	Coordinates	Occupation time period	Investigated
20		Kleve-Keeken	Double-ditched marching fort (between 4 and 8 ha)	51°50′28″N 6°4′41″E	unknown	2016.
21		Kleve-Reichswald	2 sections of Roman Limes Road (over c1.5km)	51°47′28″N 6°5′35″E	Probably in use throughout the Roman occupation	2015 excavation.
22	Arenacum / Arenatium	Till (Bedburg-Hau)	Legionary fortress, fort, camps.	51°46′37″N 6°14′20″E	AD 70-180	2010. 2015 excavation trench.
23		Kalkar-Kalkarberg	Sanctuary/Temple to the Germanic war goddess Vagdavercustis	51°43′44″N 6°17′6″E	c12 BC to c AD 400	1980. 2000-2009 excavations.
24	Burginatium	Kalkar-Bornsches Feld	Auxiliary Fort, civil settlement, cemetery, limes road, fort (fleet base?)	51°42′50″N 6°19′8″E	1st to 3rd centuries	2005 and 2015 geophysical survey.
25		Uedem-Hochwald	A cluster of 13 individual marching camps, ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 ha (covers 15 properties) now in woodland	51°41′31″N 6°21′7″E	unknown	2012 laserscan.
26		Wesel-Flüren	4 marching camps from a cluster of at least 8, (size 1.2 to 2.5 ha), now in woodland on the east bank of the Rhine	51°40′55″N 6°33′32″E	unknown	2012 laserscan.
27	Colonia Ulpia Traiana ('CUT') and Tricensima	Xanten	Walled city, accorded Colonia (city) status, founded by Trajan next to the double legionary fortress of Vetera. A 4th century defensible fortress of Tricensima was built within the older city. The whole 90ha city area is now an open-air Archaeological Park	51°40′1″N 6°26′38″E	AD 100 (under Trajan (renamed in 110 by Marcus Ulpius Traianus), 4th century rebuilding	Excavation of City walls: 19th century; amphitheatre:1930s; Buildings within the archaeological park: from 1977.
28	Vetera Castra	Xanten-Fürstenberg	Vetera I was Lower Germany's largest legionary fortresses (c57ha), with space for two legions plus amphitheatre. After AD 70 This was replaced by a single-legion fortress (Vetera II) nearer the river, and the establishment of the Colonia to the north	51°38′35″N 6°28′12″E	Vetera I: 10 BC to AD 40; Rebuilt in stone: AD 40 to 70; Vetera II: AD 70 to at least 260	Antiquarians. 19th century. 1905-1930 (small trenches); 1960s onwards, aerial/Geophys surveying. Vetera II: 1955-58 underwater investigations.
29		Alpen-Drüpt	Two overlapping large temporary camps and an Auxilliary fort	51°35′13″N 6°32′46″E	Unknown	Camps: 1960s aerial photos. Fort: 2015 surveys and geophys.
30	Asciburgium	Moers-Asberg	Auxilliary Cavalry Camps, tented followed by timber fortress. Later stone Burgus tower.	51°25′55″N 6°40′12″E	16 BC to AD 85. Late 4th century Burgus.	1956–1981 excavations
31		Duisburg-Werthausen	Fortlet (0.3ha) formerly on the right bank of the Rhine. (Oxbow has since cut through, so on the modern left bank)	51°25′19″N 6°42′40″E	After AD 85 to 3rd century	1891, 1924 excavations
32	Gelduba	Krefeld-Gellep	Site of AD 70 battle of Gelduba, in the Batavian Revolt. An Auxilliary fort was built on the battlefield.	51°19′59″N 6°40′55″E	AD 70 to 5th century	Earliest excavations in 1934. Fort in 1964-68. Vicus 1977 and 2017.
33	Novaesium	Neuss	Successive legionary camps including the 'Koenenlager' - the first fully excavated Legionary Fortress (28.5ha) - and a later Auxilliary fort built within the abandoned fortress.	51°10′55″N 6°43′26″E	16 BC earliest camp. 43 AD: 'Koenen's Camp'. 2nd century Auxilliary fort.	1897-1900: Koenen's excavations. 1950s onwards: excavations at earlier camps.
34		Neuss-Reckberg	Small fort and nearby Watchtower which would have commanded views of the River, Limes Road and surrounding areas	51°10′34″N 6°45′58″E	1st to 2nd centuries	1885 excavation by Koenen
35		Monheim am Rhein	Late-Roman Fort. Substantial brickwork walls, corner towers and 8 interval towers, enclosing 2.5ha. Some walls remain to 4m, incorporated into a medieval Manor House, Haus Bürgel, open as a museum.	51°7′44″N 6°52′23″E	Early 4th to 5th centuries	Various excavations from 1953 onwards.
36	Durnomagus	Dormagen	Auxilliary fort (3.3ha) for some 500 cavalry soldiers. A later Burgus made use of a corner section of wall.	51°5′35″N 6°50′24″E	80s AD wooden fort rebuilt in stone by 150, bunt down in 161. Burgus in 3rd to 4th centuries	1963–1977 excavations
37	Praetorium at Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium	Cologne	Palace of the Governor of Lower Germania province. It was the largest Roman building on the Lower Rhine, and is now amongst the best studied Roman buildings anywhere. An Underground museum of the foundations has been incorporated into the MiQua permanent exhibition under the Rathausplatz.	50°56′17″N 6°57′32″E	Early 1st century Legionary HQ, and the name continued for the Governor's palace of 80 AD, and rebuilds in 185 and mid-4th century. The building was in use until possibly 8th century.	Post-war reconstruction uncovered the foundations, with multiple subsequent discoveries over 65 years to the 2007-2018 museum excavations.
38	Castrum Divitia	Deutz, Cologne	4th century fort inaugurated by Constantine I to control a new Rhine Bridge to Colonia. The only fort on the Lower Rhine right bank. Standing remains were incoporated into a 9th century Church, and then in 1003, into Deutz Abbey.	50°56′17″N 6°58′12″E	AD 309-315 until mid 5th century	1879–1882, 1927–1938, 1967, 1976–1979, 2010–2015 excavations
39		Alteburg, Cologne	Fort fronting the Rhine, providing the permanent base for the Classis Germanica, the Roman fleet on the Rhine, 3km south of the Colonia	50°54′18″N 6°58′37″E	10 AD to 3rd century	1870-99 and multiple excavations through 20th century
40		Kottenforst Nord	Manoeuvring areas for training activities in the vicinity of Bonn legionary fortress. The walls of 12 separate training camps are preserved up to 0.5 m high.	50°43′1″N 6°58′41″E	1st and 2nd centuries	Laser scanning from 2008
41	Castra Bonnensis	Bonn	Legionary Fortress (27.8 ha) remaining on the same footprint over its 400 years in use. Base for Legio I Minervia. Bonn's streets still reflect the walls and roads of the fortress.	50°44′42″N 7°6′0″E	AD 35 to 430	First discovery and excavations in 1818, further excavations in 1903–1905; 1958/59; 2013–2014.
42		Kottenforst Süd	Manoeuvring area similar to that north of Bonn, with 10 separate training camps with areas ranging from 0.5 to 1.9ha and earth walls 0.5 m high.	50°39′32″N 7°5′38″E	1st and 2nd centuries	Laser scanning from 2008.
43		Iversheim	Limekilns to supply military construction for use along the whole lower Rhine area, via the river Erft. Six kilns of which three are now displayed in an exhibition building.	50°35′17″N 6°46′26″E	1st to 3rd centuries	excavated 1966-68.
44	Rigomagus	Remagen	Auxiliary fort (1.47 ha) in use from 1st to 4th centuries. Later (270 AD onwards) construction re-used the older wall foundations. some of which survive in the modern town.	50°34′48″N 7°13′41″E	1st to 4th centuries	Excavations from 19th century onwards.