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πŸ›οΈ Clavenna-Nauders

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πŸ›οΈ Clavenna-Nauders
Roman customs post and settlement in the Upper Rhine valley


πŸ• 2 min read Β· Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 17:17
πŸ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Located in the PrΓ€ttigau valley, canton of St. Gallen, eastern Switzerland
  • Established as a Roman customs station (portoria) in the 1st century CE
  • Sat at the intersection of Alpine trade routes connecting Italy and the Rhine region
  • Archaeological remains visible in fields near the village of FlΓ€sch and surrounding landscape

Clavenna-Nauders was a Roman fortified customs post and trading settlement positioned strategically in the Upper Rhine valley to ...

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