Haselburg Roman villa, Roman villa archaeological site in Höchst im Odenwald, Germany

Haselburg Roman villa is an archaeological site with remains of residential buildings, bathing facilities, and outbuildings arranged around a large courtyard measuring roughly 183 by 185 meters. The excavated structures reveal how a prosperous Roman household was organized for comfort and daily work.

The villa was built under Emperor Hadrian (117–138 CE), later than most estates in the Decumates Agri. Its rise followed the shift of the Odenwald limes from Wörth am Main–Bad Wimpfen to Miltenberg–Lorch around 159 CE, when civilian settlement replaced military use. Finds of pottery show it belonged to the Civitas Auderiensium around Dieburg.

The sanctuary of Jupiter stood almost at the centre of the courtyard, not west of the main building. In 1986, fragments of a giant Jupiter column were found west of the bath building; its upper drum had been removed from a pit north of the sanctuary. The column originally stood over 10 metres high and showed Jupiter riding with a cloak.

The site functions as an open-air museum where excavations and exposures help visitors understand the layout and how spaces were used. It helps to familiarize yourself with typical Roman villa features before visiting so you can better recognize what you are seeing.

In 1986, fragments of a giant Jupiter column were found just west of the bath building, in a structure later identified as the god's sanctuary. The drum pieces allowed archaeologists to reconstruct a column over 10 metres tall, close in scale to the Jupiter column of Mainz.