Sirona way

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The Sirona-Weg is a 106 km long adventure route on the traces of the Celtic-Roman cultural heritage of the Nahe region and the Hunsrück . On the hiking trail, 26 stations - cultural monuments, information boards and models - provide information about the Celtic and Roman life of the region between the 6th century BC. BC and the 5th century AD. The route begins at the Altburg near Bundenbach and ends at the Altburg near Hoppstädten-Weiersbach . The Gallo-Roman goddess of healing Sirona is the eponym of the path and accompanies the visitors as a symbol on the hiking route. The main attractions of the route are barrows , hilltop castles , a reconstructed Celtic village and museums.

Route and suggested stage

stage distance
Bundenbach to Stipshausen (connecting path to Ausoniusstraße ) 16 km
Stipshausen to Berschweiler 21 km
Berschweiler to Kempfeld 25 km
Kempfeld to Oberhambach 22 km
Oberhambach to Hoppstädten-Weiersbach 22 km

The 24 Sirona-Weg stations

Reconstruction of the Altburg castle complex near Bundenbach
Information sign on the ring head
  1. Celtic settlement Altburg near Bundenbach : Celtic residential area (4th to 1st century BC) with ten reconstructed residential and storage houses
  2. Menhir Koenigstein
  3. Model Villa Rustica : Model of a Roman mansion from the 4th century
  4. Sirona pavilion near Hochscheid
  5. Sirona pavilion in Stipshausen
  6. Roman stone of the four gods, 2. – 3. Century: Depiction of the deities Juno, Minerva, Hercules and Mercury
  7. Old high trail: historical Roman-Celtic route
  8. Barrow field Hirtenbösch: Early Celtic barrow field (6th - 3rd century BC)
  9. Sirona pavilion near Niederhosenbach
  10. Barrow cemetery Perchwald: grave mounds, evidence of Bronze Age settlement
  11. Slag Wall Bremer-Berg: Celtic place of rule, escape and retreat
  12. Ring wall on the regular head: Celtic fortifications, 3rd – 1st centuries Century BC Chr.
  13. Historic copper mine near Fischbach : For centuries one of the largest and most valuable copper mining sites in Europe
  14. Herrstein Museum
  15. Wildenburg : Celtic castle, 3. – 1. Century BC Chr.
  16. Ring wall at the Ringkopf : stone walls, Celtic castle complex
  17. Roman grave mound : Reconstruction of a Roman grave monument
  18. Church on Roman foundations: location on the ruins of an ancient villa complex
  19. Sirona pavilion near Schmißberg
  20. Birkenfeld Museum
  21. Celtic show burial mound : Reconstruction of a Celtic burial mound
  22. Celtic tree circle
  23. Altburg near Hoppstädten-Weiersbach

Literature tips

Hiking map 1: 50,000: Sirona path. On Celtic-Roman traces.