Cologne District

Bergheim

Heidenburg Roman Fort on the Via Belgica

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Erft-Kreis

Bergheim

Heidenburg Roman Fort on the Via Belgica

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Heidenburg Roman Fort on the Via Belgica

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Location: Bergheim, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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March 8, 2020

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It is the only known known street burgus near the former Roman city of Cologne.

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July 6, 2021

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A Burgus was a small fort in Roman times. This one, the Heidenburg, was used to guard the then Roman road "Via Belgica", which led from Cologne via Jülich and Maastricht to Boulogne-sur-Mer on what is now the English Channel.

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