Kastell Öhringen-Ost, Roman military fort in Öhringen, Germany.
Kastell Öhringen-Ost was a Roman military fort with defensive walls featuring rounded corners and gateways oriented toward cardinal directions. The installation occupied roughly 2.20 hectares and functioned as a frontier outpost controlling the regional borderland.
The fort was built during the early Roman imperial period as part of the Upper German and Raetian frontier defense system. Scholars first systematically documented the site between 1892 and 1894 through archaeological excavations.
The site once served as a key garrison post along the Roman frontier. It formed part of a defensive network that controlled movement and trade across the regional border.
The original site was converted into a residential area after 1945 and remains largely invisible on the ground today. Visitors interested in seeing finds from the fort should head to the Weygang Museum or Limes Museum, where selected artifacts are on display.
Excavations in 1957 uncovered evidence of prehistoric settlements whose origins may trace back to the Linear Pottery period. These older layers lay beneath the Roman structures, revealing a deeper occupation history of the site.
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