Gallo-Roman temple district of Bierbach
The Gallo-Roman temple district Bierbach , which is also called the temple district on the Rödersberg , was an ancient sanctuary located in the Bierbach monastery forest near the present-day places Limbach (Kirkel) and Wörschweiler in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland .
description
The approx. 60 m long area was enclosed by an approx. 33 m long wall. The sanctuary originally comprised two temple temples , the fronts of which were aligned. The corridors were directly adjacent to each other. The remains were discovered in 1927 through forest work. During the excavations, which were carried out by the first Saarland state curator, Carl Klein , two outbuildings, further foundations and a well or a cistern were found. The evaluation of the finds suggested that the double complex was dedicated to the gods Mercury (in this case Celtic) and their wife Rosmerta .
Reconstruction and finds
A reconstruction of one of the two temples as well as some finds can be seen in front of the nearby Roman Museum Schwarzenacker .
literature
- Carl Klein, in: Germania . Volume 11 (1927/28), pp. 121-127.
Web links
- Article on the Bierbach temple district on the "Historische-Orte" website
- Finds from the Bierbach temple district on the DigiCult website - museums in Saarland
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 ′ 50.7 ″ N , 7 ° 17 ′ 33 ″ E