Turicum

Turicum
Lindenhof hill, Schipfe and the Roman wall of the later Pfalz fortifications, as seen from Limmatquai, Weinplatz to the left
Turicum is located in Switzerland
Turicum
Shown within Switzerland
Alternative nameTuregum, Turico
LocationLindenhofSihlbühlMünsterhof-Weinplatz-Limmatquai
Regionformer Germania Superior, present city of Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Coordinates47°22′22″N 8°32′26″E / 47.37278°N 8.54056°E / 47.37278; 8.54056
TypeVicus
Part ofLindenhof hill respectively Oppidum Zürich-Lindenhof
Lengthabout 500 metres (1,640 ft) SihlbühlBürkliplatz, Grosser Hafner island excluded
Widthabout 200 metres (656 ft) AugustinergasseLimmatquai
History
Materialstone and wood
FoundedProbably around 15 BC
AbandonedAround 401 AD by the Roman army, settlement continued by Gallo-Roman inhabitants
PeriodsRoman Republic to Roman Empire
CulturesHelvetii and Gallo-Roman
Site notes
Excavation dates1906, 1937, 1989, 1997, 1998-2001, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2014 at Lindenhof hill, Münsterhof, Weinplatz (Thermengasse), Rennweg, Augustinergasse, St. Peterhofstatt, Münzplatz, Schipfe (Limmat) and Grosser Hafner
ArchaeologistsMargrit Balmer, Dölf Wild
Conditionaeaorchological access
OwnershipCity of Zürich
ManagementCity of Zürich
Public accessThermengasse and so-called Lindenhofkeller showing the Celtii, Gallo-Roman and Carolinum walls.[1][2]

Turicum was a Gallo-Roman settlement at the lower end of Lake Zurich, and precursor of the city of Zürich. It was situated within the Roman province of Germania Superior) and near the border to the province of Raetia; there was a tax-collecting point for goods traffic on the waterway WalenseeObersee-ZürichseeLimmatAareRhine.

Roman remains of a building at Lindenhofkeller
2nd/3rd century AD remains of pluster, Weinplatz (Thermengasse)
  1. ^ Access by personal demand at Baugeschichtliches Archiv der Stadt Zürich at the Grimmenturm building, Neumarkt (Zürich).
  2. ^ "Baugeschichtliches Archiv" (in German). Hochbaudepartement der Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-08-21.