Ancient & archaeological sites in Germany
Detourmap maps 138 ancient & archaeological sites worth the detour in Germany — ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts. The best known is Cologne. All of them are listed below. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Hedeby
Ancient & megalithic · Renowned
Historic fortified Viking town south of present-day Schleswig town in North Germany
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Danevirke
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century · Notable
System of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Limes Germanicus
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Notable
Fortifications of ancient Roman provinces
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Trier Imperial Baths
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Lower German Limes
Ancient & megalithic · Notable
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, Netherlands
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Beethoven House
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Notable
Museum on and birthplace of Ludwig van Beethoven in Bonn, Germany
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Saalburg Roman Fort
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Notable
Cohort castrum, part of the Limes Germanicus, and is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany
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Schloss Rosenau
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Castle near the town of Rödental, Bavaria, Germany
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Groß Raden Archaeological Open Air Museum
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum in Germany
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Eldena Abbey
Ancient & megalithic · 12th century · Hidden gem
Former Cistercian monastery in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, in ruins
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Händel-Haus
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Music museum in Halle (Saale), Germany, at the birthplace of George Frederic Handel
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Nida
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ancient Roman town in the northwestern suburbs of Frankfurt, Germany
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Harhoog
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Dolmen on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Metten Abbey
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century · Hidden gem
Benedictine Monastery in Baveria, Germany; founded in the 8th century
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Mendelssohn-Haus
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's home (now a museum) in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
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Katharinenkirche, Nuremberg
Ancient & megalithic · 13th century · Hidden gem
Church building in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Germany
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Castra Regina
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Hidden gem
Roman legionary fortress at the site of modern Regensburg, Germany
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Schöningen Spears
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
8 wooden throwing spears from the Palaeolithic, excavated in 1994–1998 in Schöningen, Helmstedt district, Germany
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Talheim Death Pit
Ancient & megalithic · 51st century BC · Hidden gem
One of the oldest mass grave found, it dates back to about 5000 BC.
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Sanctuary of Isis and Magna Mater
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Ancient sanctuary in Mainz, dedicated to Isis Panthea and Magna Mater
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Wiesenthau Castle
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-4-74-175-7 (0) in Wiesenthau, Bavaria
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Sieben Steinhäuser
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Group of five dolmens on the Lüneburg Heath, Germany
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Heidetrank Oppidum
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Celtic oppidum near Oberursel in the Taunus in Germany
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Waldalgesheim chariot burial
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
4th-century BC Celtic princely chariot burial site
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Arnsburg Abbey
Ancient & megalithic · 12th century · Hidden gem
Historic structure in Hesse, Germany
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Altes Lager
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Vorpommern-Greifswald District, Germany
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Hitzacker Archaeological Centre
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological open-air museum
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Babilonie
Ancient & megalithic · 3rd century · Hidden gem
Hill fort and Roman oppidum in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Fultenbach Abbey
Ancient & megalithic · 8th century · Hidden gem
8th-century, German, Benedictine monastery
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Kloster
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-6-77-182-10 (0) in Schollbrunn, Bavaria
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Ilmbach Charterhouse
Ancient & megalithic · 15th century · Hidden gem
Former monastery in Bavaria, Germany
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Dannenfeldt Mausoleum
Ancient & megalithic · 19th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological site in Usedom, Germany
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European Archaeological Park of Bliesbruck-Reinheim
Ancient & megalithic · 20th century · Hidden gem
Archaeological park
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Ruffenhofen Roman Park
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Archaeological park in Landkreis Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany
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Wulfsen horse burial
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Early medieval burial of three horses found in Lower Saxony, Germany
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Schloss
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-4-74-124-41 (0) in Egloffstein, Bavaria
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Schloss
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-4-74-168-1 (0) in Unterleinleiter, Bavaria
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Schloss
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-4-74-145-2 (0) in Kunreuth, Bavaria
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Schloss Wiesentheid
Ancient & megalithic · 18th century · Hidden gem
Cultural heritage monument D-6-75-178-35 (0) in Wiesentheid, Bavaria
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Castle Berg
Ancient & megalithic · 11th century · Hidden gem
Building in Stuttgart, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
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St Catherine's Monastery
Ancient & megalithic · 13th century · Hidden gem
Former monastery in Bremen, Germany
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Riesenstein
Ancient & megalithic · Hidden gem
Megalith or menhir near Wolfershausen in Hesse, Germany
