Roman estate of Liggersdorf

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The Roman estate of Liggersdorf is a preserved villa rustica , a Roman estate from the 1st century , which existed until at least the 3rd century .

location

The manor in the eastern part of the Hegau includes up to ten buildings on an area of ​​one and a half to three hectares . It is located at an altitude of about 665  m above sea level. NHN in the Hohenfels district of Liggersdorf  - here the street "Römerberg" - in the Baden-Württemberg district of Konstanz in Germany .

Excavations

The first remains of the villa rustica were discovered in 1998, when the new building area "Am Röschberg" was being developed: Just below the surface, the remains of a bathhouse wall came to light in the southern part of the area and those of another building in the northern part. The dating was done by the district archaeologist, who determined the period between 80 and 260 after the birth of Christ.

In further, random soil testing, inter alia, the bottom of a glass vessel, and was bronze Omega primer , a garment clip for holding the clothes with an omega-shaped ring and a needle was found.

In 2015, systematic dredging and geophysical measurements were carried out by the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments and the District Office .

The attachment

Up to 40 people lived in such an estate, often military veterans or colonists, who farmed and raised cattle on an area of ​​around 100 hectares. With their surpluses, they secured supplies for the population in the cities and the military.

The manor consisted of two stone buildings, the main building and a bathing building. The stone main building with inner courtyard, U-shaped room wing and bread oven was built on the highest point of the estate. The 12.5 × 8 meter bathhouse had at least four rooms in the first construction phase, three of which could be heated by a hypocaust system. The renovation turned the hot ( caldarium ) and foliage room ( tepidarium ) into a room of around 20 square meters with an attached apse and a hot water basin.

In addition to the two stone buildings, numerous foundation pits of wooden houses could be uncovered.

Monument protection

The ground monument "Roman Manor of Liggersdorf" is protected as a registered cultural monument within the meaning of Section 2 of the Monument Protection Act of the State of Baden-Württemberg (DSchG) . Investigations and targeted collection of finds are subject to approval, and accidental finds are reported to the monument authorities.

See also

literature

  • Georg Häußler / Benjamin Höpfer et al .: Further excavations in the villa rustica of Liggersdorf: Hohenfels-Liggersdorf, Konstanz district . In: Archaeological excavations in Baden-Württemberg 2015 . Konrad Theiss, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 3-8062-3375-6 , pp. 187-191.
  • Jürgen Hald: Archaeological investigations in the Roman estate of Hohenfels-Liggersdorf, Constance district . In: Archaeological excavations in Baden-Württemberg 2004 . Konrad Theiss, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8062-1957-5 , pp. 181-185 ( Landesbibliographie Baden-Württemberg online ).
  • Jürgen Hald and Wolfgang Kramer on behalf of the Hegau History Association (ed.): Archaeological treasures in the Konstanz district . Michael Greuter, Hilzingen 2011, ISBN 978-3-938566-15-2 .
  • Dr. Jörg Aufdermauer (district archaeologist) in the “Heimatbuch 2003”: A Roman bathhouse in the “Röschberg” development area, Liggersdorf . Ed .: Hohenfels community. Primo Verlag, Stockach 2003, p. 7th ff .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Top25 Viewer - [Top. Map 1: 25000 Baden-Württemberg (South)]
  2. ↑ Albert Bittlingmaier: Old walls tell stories. August 22, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2013 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 53 ′ 14.8 "  N , 9 ° 6 ′ 43.7"  E