Villa rustica 1 (Schambach)

Reconstruction model of the villa rustica at the Weinbergshof

The floor plan of the main building of Villa rustica, restored as a ground monument

The villa rustica in the district of Schambach , a district of Treuchtlingen in the central Franconian district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen in Bavaria , is located on the northeastern outskirts of Weinbergshof and about 2050 meters west of the church of St. Willibald von Schambach. The villa rustica is a protected ground monument (find no. D-5-7031-0118).

The location of the villa had long been known from reading finds of Roman ceramics . However, it was only recorded in aerial archeology in 1982, whereby a main building, three auxiliary buildings and a small bathing building were identified. Due to land consolidation work , investigations of the main building were necessary in 1983/84: between two tower-like corner buildings, a columned hall formed the face of the building towards the valley. The approximately 35 × 25 meter large facility had its living and utility rooms on the narrow sides. There was a covered portico at the rear. The inner courtyard partly had a screed floor .

See also

• List of ground monuments in Treuchtlingen

literature

• Gotthard Kießling: Weissenburg-Gunzenhausen district (= Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: Monuments in Bavaria . Volume V.70 / 1 ). Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-87490-581-0 , p. 663 .

Web links

• Villae rusticae in the province of Raetia

Coordinates: 48 ° 57 ′ 51.7 "  N , 10 ° 55 ′ 23.2"  E