Oppidum giant castle
The giant castle was once a Celtic oppidum on the giant head near Rohnstadt im Taunus . Former fortifications (ring walls) are still clearly visible. The giant castle is not far from the old Hessenstrasse / Hünerstrasse . Below the facility there were pending iron ore deposits , for the mining and processing of which the Celts settled and built the oppidum to protect the settlement. A road in the direction of the Rhine led along the settlement in Celtic times . This traffic connection roughly corresponded to the later "Hessenstraße".
Coordinates: 50 ° 25 ' N , 8 ° 22' E
literature
- F.-R. Herrmann: The giant head near Rohnstadt. Leaflet for the ramparts near Weilmünster, Limburg-Weilburg district. (Archaeological Monuments in Hessen, Issue 151.) State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen, Wiesbaden, ISBN 3-89822-151-2