Limestor Dalkingen | |
Location | Dalkingen |
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Region | Raetia |
Coordinates | 48°55′36.7″N 10°9′20.2″E / 48.926861°N 10.155611°E |
Altitude | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
Type | Triumphal monument/border crossing |
Part of | Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes |
Area | a) 13.3 m × 14.5 m, timber construction phase b) 12.6 m × 9.3 m, stone construction phase |
History | |
Material | a) Timber b) Stone |
Founded | around 160 CE |
Abandoned | around 233/234 CE |
Site notes | |
Condition | Masonry conserved and restored |
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The Limes Gate in Dalkingen is a unique Roman triumphal monument on the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and is one of its most impressive ruins.[1] Since 2005, the ancient border passage, which was developed into a triumphal gate under Emperor Caracalla, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the entire Roman Limes complex in Germany. It is also part of the open-air museum of the Rhaetian Limes, which was established in 1972 and also includes the nearby Buch fort[2] and its civilian settlement. The gate, which was declared a cultural monument in 2006, is located between the villages of Schwabsberg and Dalkingen in the Ostalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg.