Villa rustica, Roman villa remains in Kernen im Remstal, Germany

Villa rustica is an excavated Roman farm estate covering about 0.75 hectares in the Mäurech area, 0.5 km south of Rommelshausen. Its main building was raised with sandstone blocks, and the preserved cellar is the best-kept part of the remains. Information panels on site explain the excavations and Roman life here.

Oscar Paret included the site in his 1932 survey of Roman settlement in Württemberg, already proposing it was a villa rustica and recording a local legend of a farm and a bell tower there. Excavations later exposed the estate, whose main building was raised in sandstone blocks. The name of the surrounding field, Mäurech, kept the memory of the settlement alive before scientific study began.

The findings show glass vessels, storage containers, and everyday objects that reflect how Romans lived in this region. These items tell stories about how people here worked and spent their daily lives.

The site is open to visitors year-round and easy to access on foot. Information panels on-site help you understand the remains and follow the story of this Roman settlement.

The cellar sections display a distinctive masonry pattern that Roman builders used during construction. This characteristic design reveals the building techniques applied in this region.