🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Fort site and civil settlement of Unterschwaningen
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987
- Located in Bavaria, Germany along the Upper German-Raetian Limes
- Fort constructed during the 1st–2nd centuries CE
- Comprises military fort and civilian vicus settlement
Unterschwaningen is a Roman fort and civil settlement located in Bavaria, Germany, designated as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Frontiers of the Roman Empire." The site exemplifies the military, administrative, and civilian dimensions of life along the Roman limes—the fortified boundaries that marked the empire's outer limits. Archaeological investigation has revealed extensive evidence of both the fort's defensive infrastructure and the supporting civilian community that developed ...