Germany · 1st century
The Saalburg is a Roman fort located on the main ridge of the Taunus, northwest of Bad Homburg, Hessen, Germany. It is a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear border fortification of the German provinces. The Saalburg, located just off the main road roughly halfway between Bad Homburg and Wehrheim is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany. Since 2005, as part of the Upper Limes, it forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. In the modern numbering system for the limes, it is ORL 11.
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Saalburg Roman Fort ranks #867 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 709 mapped in Germany. Founded 90, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 33 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,041 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Frankfurt, 20 km away. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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