Römisches Stadttor, Roman city gate in Kästrich, Germany
Römisches Stadttor is a fortified stone structure with a four-meter-wide passage that still preserves traces of Roman construction. The passage was paved with sandstone slabs that bear deep grooves from ancient wheeled transport.
The gate was built between 360 and 370 CE using stones from a dismantled legion camp as part of the late Roman city walls. Its construction shows how Romans reused old materials and constantly adapted their fortifications.
The gate shows how Romans fortified their cities and what building techniques they mastered. Visitors can see today how such entrances controlled trade and movement in the ancient city.
The archaeological site is located in the green spaces of the Kupferbergterrasse residential area and remains accessible year-round. You can easily reach it while visiting the neighborhood and should wear comfortable shoes to explore the stone areas.
The grooves carved into the sandstone slabs are roughly two meters wide and show the exact width of Roman transport carts of that time. These impressions are rare direct evidence of daily logistics in the Roman Empire.
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