Irgenhausen Castrum
Former Roman fort in Irgenhausen, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Irgenhausen Castrum is a Roman fort at Irgenhausen, situated on Pfäffikersee lake shore in Switzerland. It was a square fort, measuring 60 metres (197 ft) in square, with four corner towers and three additional towers. The remains of a stone wall in the interior were probably a spa.
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Irgenhausen Castrum (Kleinkastell Irgenhausen) | |
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Alternative name | unknown |
Limes | Danube-Iller-Rhine Limes (Maxima Sequanorum, rearward line) |
Date(s) occupied | Valentinian II, 4th to 5th century |
Type | road respectively hill castle |
Unit/Formation | unknown |
Size | 60 metres (197 ft)× 61 metres (200 ft) (0.36 hectares (0.9 acres)) |
Construction | stone construction |
Condition | completely excavated, conserved and partly reconstructed |
Location | Irgenhausen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
Coordinates | 47.358333°N 8.7925°E / 47.358333; 8.7925 |
Height | 562 m |
Previous fort | Turicum Castrum [en] (Turicum) (west) |
Fort in front | Vitudurum Castrum [en] (Vitudurum) (north) |
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