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🏛️ Colonia Augusta Raurica–Vindonissa

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🏛️ Colonia Augusta Raurica–Vindonissa
Dual Roman settlement sites in northwestern Switzerland


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 16:31
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  • Founded: Augusta Raurica circa 44 BCE; Vindonissa circa 15 CE
  • Location: Near Basel and Windisch, canton Basel-Landschaft and Zurich
  • Status: Archaeological sites with museum; parts under UNESCO consideration
  • Access: Open-air museum at Augusta Raurica; excavated remains at Vindonissa

Colonia Augusta Raurica and the legionary fortress of Vindonissa represent two distinct but contemporaneous Roman installations in what ...

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