Villa Rustica (Vicques JU)
The Villa Rustica of Vicques is the remains of a large Roman estate near Vicques in the canton of Jura in Switzerland .
The remains of the villa were partially excavated by Auguste Quiquerez between 1844 and 1846 , but were covered again after the excavations. From 1935 to 1938 there were new excavations.
The plant was about 225 meters wide and 375 meters long. In the far south, on one of the short sides of the complex, stood the manor house, to the north in front of it was a large courtyard. The mansion was about 32 by 17.50 meters. In front of it was a smaller courtyard with side wings. There was a porticus facing the large courtyard. To the west of the manor house and connected to it by the portico was a bathroom. It consisted of three rooms, two of them had a hypocaust , one room had a mosaic, and another was clad in Jurassic marble. Various farm buildings are partly only known from explorations.
The villa was managed from the first to the beginning of the fourth century. The foundations of the manor house are visible on the ground today.
literature
- Walter Drack , Rudolf Fellmann : The Romans in Switzerland. Theiss, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-8062-0420-9 , pp. 531-533.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 20 '46.9 " N , 7 ° 24' 31.3" E ; CH1903: 597,738 / 243946