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Welzheim: Westkastell

a Pleiades place resource

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One of two Roman forts located at modern Welzheim in Germany, the site of the "Westkastell" is largely overbuilt with modern structures today.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/605060686

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
48.8727128746, 9.6308579154

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM Location of Westkastell Abschnitt (Welzheim) (AD 100 - AD 299) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Alenkastell Welzheim (German, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Westkastell Welzheim (German, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Welzheim: Westkastell makes connections with:

Welzheim: Westkastell located at Welzheim (unspecified date range)

Welzheim: Westkastell receives connections from:

None

Place type:
fort, ruin

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (German) Kastelle von Welzheim see "Westkastell (Alenkastell)"

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Welzheim: Westkastell: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/605060686> [accessed: 23 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/605060686 |title=Places: 605060686 (Welzheim: Westkastell) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=November 23, 2024 2:13 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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