🪖 Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment)
UNESCO World Heritage transnational frontier system across Germany, Austria, and Slovakia
📋 Fast Facts
- Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site: 30 July 2021
- Geographic span: approximately 600 km along the Danube River
- Component parts: 77 sites including fortresses, forts, fortlets, watch towers and civilian settlements
- Time period: 1st to 5th century CE
The Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Danube Limes (Western Segment) is a transnational UNESCO World Heritage property comprising 77 component parts distributed across Germany, Austria, and Slovakia. The site traces nearly 600 kilometres along the southern bank of the Danube River, representing one of the empire's most significant defensive and administrative systems from the 1st to 5th centuries CE. Each component—whether legionary fortress, fort, fortlet, watch tower or accompanying ...