🏛️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes: Kleve-Reichswald | West
Roman military frontier in northwestern Germania, 1st–3rd century AD
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Kleve district, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Period: 1st–3rd century AD
- Type: Roman frontier fortifications and military installations
- UNESCO inscription: 2021
The Kleve-Reichswald section of the Lower German Limes is a Roman military frontier in northwestern Germany that defended imperial territories against Germanic peoples. The site preserves timber forts, stone watchtowers, palisades, and defensive ditches spanning approximately two centuries of occupation along the Rhine. The Kleve-Reichswald was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021. As of 2026, the site remains accessible through marked heritage trails within the Reichswald forest ...