🪖 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)
Regensburg – Legionslager I, Germany
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage property inscribed 30 July 2021
- Spans 600 km across Germany, Austria, and Slovakia along the Danube River
- Comprises 77 component parts including legionary fortresses, forts, watchtowers, and civilian settlements
- First Roman military presence at Regensburg dates to Emperor Domitian (late 1st century CE)
Regensburg – Legionslager I occupies a strategic location on the southern bank of the Danube in Bavaria, where the river curves to offer natural protection and command of vital communication routes into the province of Raetia. The site preserves the traces of an early Roman legionary fortress that once stood on the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, serving as a cornerstone of the Danubian defensive system. This component forms part of the wider UNESCO World Heritage property documenting ...