Villa Rustica (Nürtingen)
The villa rustica , a former Roman estate ( villa rustica ), is located in the middle of a new development area in Oberensingen , a district of the city of Nürtingen in the Esslingen district in Baden-Württemberg .
During development work in 1988 in the Nürtingen new development area “In den Seelen”, wall sections that were part of a Roman estate were discovered. The site is on the southeast slope of the Nürtinger Galgenberg. In 1988 parts of the estate were excavated by the Baden-Württemberg State Monuments Office , the city of Nürtingen and volunteers from the Swabian Heimatbund continued the work in 1989 and 1990. The manor was built around 100 AD and later expanded several times. The property was surrounded by a wall that enclosed an area of around 280 × 180 meters. It is one of the largest Roman manors in Baden-Württemberg. Immediately after the year 223 AD, the complex was destroyed by fire. It is believed that the fire was caused by an Alemannic invasion.
After the archaeological investigations were completed, the remaining wall remnants were restored by the city of Nürtingen, the State Monuments Office provided technical and financial support. The objects found during the excavations are exhibited in the Nürtingen City Museum, Wörthstraße 1. The Swabian Heimatbund offers guided tours through the archaeological monument. The site is freely accessible to visitors. The estate is located on the Neckar-Alb-Aare Roman road .
literature
- Susanne Kolbus: The Roman villa rustica of Nürtingen-Oberensingen. In: Find reports from Baden-Württemberg. Vol. 25, Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 978-3-8062-1727-8 , p. 537 ff.
- State Monument Authority of Baden-Württemberg: The Roman manor of Nürtingen-Oberensingen , leaflet 2002
Individual evidence
- ↑ Limes Atlas ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Roman villa "In the souls" . Retrieved March 22, 2012.
Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ′ 0.5 ″ N , 9 ° 19 ′ 19.5 ″ E