New signs along the Limessstraße: discover Roman treasures!

New signs along the Limessstraße: discover Roman treasures!

Ansbach, Deutschland - In the district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen There are news on the German Limes-Straße! Recently, new, striking brown signs were set up that indicate travel enthusiasts and locals to Roman attractions. This measure is part of a larger project that aims to better demonstrate the culture and history of the region. The new signs are intended to help discover the various historical sights more easily, and were realized as part of a collaboration between the Future Initiative Altmühlfranken, the police, the State Building Authority and the Road Traffic Authorities, reports nn.de

A total of around 15 tourist signs were installed on almost 45 kilometers of the route. These signs indicate various Roman sights in Altmühlfranken, including:

• Burgus near Burgsalach
• Roman Weißenburg
• Römerkastell sablonetum in Ellingen
• Römerbad Theilenhofen
• Burgstallwald near Gunzenhausen

The German Limes-Straße and her heir

The German Limes-Straße extends from North Rhine-Westphalia to Passau on the Danube and is already awarded brown signs, as can be read on lomenessstrasse.de . This initiative is just about the 30th anniversary of the German Limes-Straße association, which is strong for the preservation of the Roman heritage in Germany.

Since July 2021, the line of Roman borders in Germany has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which also underlines the importance of this story. The Obergermanisch-Raetic Limes was recognized as part of a transnational world heritage in 2005 and shows how far the Roman influences were, which extend over several federal states. These include North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.

The sights along the Limes

The World Heritage Cluster "Borders of the Roman Empire" include not only Germany, but also areas in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Austria and Slovakia. The entire border in Germany extends over more than 1000 kilometers, with about half of this route run along the rivers Rhein and Donau. These rivers had a central role in protection, but were not an insurmountable barrier, but part of a well thought-out military concept, such as Strassederkaiserundkoenige.com

Special features of the Roman border areas are watchtowers and small forts that draw an impressive picture of history together with camps and other military facilities. These historically significant sites not only invite you to explore, but also tell of the long and multifaceted past of the Roman Empire in Germany.

With the new signage, Deutsche Limes-Straße will be further strengthened, and it remains exciting to see how the region will become more important as a tourist goal in the coming years. So so: to explore the Roman treasures!