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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 and fortlet Am Forsthausweg, Upper Germanic–Raetian Limes


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 00:06

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đź“‹ Fast Facts
  • Part of the Upper Germanic–Raetian Limes, one of Rome's major frontier boundaries
  • Constructed during the first centuries CE combining timber and stone structures
  • Included watchtowers (WP 1/11 to 1/20) and the fortlet Am Forsthausweg for surveillance and communication
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987 as evidence of Roman frontier engineering and control

Watchtowers WP 1/11 to 1/20 and the fortlet Am Forsthausweg form a distinct section of the Frontiers of ...

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