Saalburg facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saalburg |
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The Porta Praetoria (main gate), and circuit wall
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| Alternative name(s) | (Kastell Saalburg) |
| Type | A.1) – A.2) Schanzen B) Numerus fort C) Cohort fort |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Limes | Upper Germanic Limes, High Taunus section |
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| — A.1) – A.2) Earth and wattle B) wood and earth fort C.1) wood/stone wall C.2) mortared stone wall structure — |
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| Size and area | (A.1) 0.11 ha A.2) ? B) 0.7 ha C.1) − C.2) 3.2 ha ha) |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| A) unknown vexillatia B) unknown numerus C.1) − C.2) Cohors II Raetorum civium Romanorum equitata |
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| Location | |
| Altitude | 418 m (1,371 ft) |
| Town | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe |
| State | Hesse |
| Country | Germany |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | reconstructed |
The Saalburg is a Roman fortification in the Taunus mountains in Germany and was a stronghold in the Upper Germanic Limes.
It was constructed about 90 CE and enlarged until about 210. Then the Romans left it after 260. It is estimated that it was home to a cohors equitata, about 500 cavalry and infantry, to protect the access to the Rhine-Main valley from the Germanic tribes in the North. Eventually it decayed, and its stones were used as a quarry.
In 1897 Wilhelm II ordered that it was rebuilt. Today the Saalburg houses a museum and is a center for Roman archeology. It is located between Bad Homburg and Wehrheim, some 30 km north of Frankfurt am Main.
As part of the Upper Germanic Limes the Saalburg belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage sites since 15. July 2005.
Images for kids
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Main Gate: Statue of Antoninus Pius by Johannes Götz and inscription referring to Wilhelm II.
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Side Wall with gate, double ditches clearly visible.
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Interior of the assembly hall
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Internal courtyard of the principia
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Main gate – foundations and basements of the vicus visible on the left
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The horreum (grain store) now houses the museum.
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Reconstruction of the limes north of the Saalburg.
See also
In Spanish: Saalburg para niños
