Biriciana Explained

Weissenburg Roman Fort
(Kastell Weißenburg)
Antiker Name:Biriciana
Bild:Weißenburg Rekonstruktionsversuch.jpg
Bildbeschreibung:Artist's impression of the camp. Some details are speculative.
Nummer Der Rlk:72
Strecke Nach Orl:Rhaetian Limes,
Section 14
Belegung Von Bis:around 90 A. D.
up to 253 A. D.
Typ:Ala fort
Truppenteil:Ala I Hispanorum Auriana
Abmessungen Oder Fläche:a) ca. 2.8 ha
b) 3.1 ha
Verwendetes Material:a) wood and earth
b) rock
Kurzbeschreibung:Parts of the outer defences were lightly walled in places and have visibly survived. The North Gate has been reconstructed. the subterranean interior building structures are marked by stones on the terrain.
Heutiger Ortsname:Weißenburg in Bayern
Breitengrad:49.03083
Längengrad:10.96250
Region-Iso:DE-BY
Höhe:415
Nebenbox:--
Im Limesverlauf Vorher Liegendes Kastell:ORL 71a Kastell Theilenhofen (west),
Kastell Ellingen (north)
Im Limesverlauf Nachfolgendes Kastell:Kastell Oberhochstatt (east)
Burgus Burgsalach (east)
Im Limesverlauf Rückwärtiges Kastell:Kastell Munningen (west-southwest)
Kastell Faimingen (southwest)
Kastell Pfünz (southeast)
Im Limesverlauf Vorgelagertes Kastell:Kleinkastell Gündersbach (north)

The Roman fort at Weissenburg (German: Kastell Weißenburg), called Biriciana in ancient times, is a former Roman ala castellum, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located near the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes. It lies in the borough of Weißenburg in the Middle Franconian county of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in Germany. Today the castellum is one of the most important sites of research in the Roman limes in Germany. The site contains partly subterranean building remains, a reconstructed north gateway, large thermal baths and a Roman Museum with an integrated Limes Information Centre.

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