🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Fort site and civil settlement of Kösching
📋 Fast Facts
- Component of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site "Frontiers of the Roman Empire"
- Located in Bavaria, Germany; part of the Rhaetian sector of the frontier
- Established early second century CE; declined during the later third century
- Comprises a Roman auxiliary fort with defensive ramparts and an adjoining civilian settlement (vicus)
Kösching is a Roman fort site and civil settlement in Bavaria, Germany, forming part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage property. The site represents a strategically positioned military installation that once defended the northern boundary of the Roman Empire, accompanied by a civilian settlement that sustained the garrison through commerce, crafts, and administration. Archaeological remains reveal the sophisticated organization of Roman frontier systems and the multicultural ...