Hard to believe: the Roman aqueduct, which used to be a good 95 kilometers long, supplied Roman Cologne with 20 million liters of fresh water every day. Here you can still admire some relics of this masterful building.

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Woody.radelt

August 11, 2021

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The Eifel aqueduct - also known as the Roman Canal or Roman Aqueduct to Cologne - was one of the longest aqueducts of the Roman Empire and is considered to be the longest aqueduct north of the Alps. The system supplied the Roman city of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, ancient Cologne, with water for the public fountains, thermal baths and private house connections.

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R.Bungartz

February 12, 2024

Hiking

The Roman Eifel aqueduct ran right through the town centre of Rheinbach. The pipeline turned into the town from Palmersheim/Flamersheim. Even today, Münstereifeler Strasse, Kriegerstrasse and the “Römerkanal” street show …

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Location: Rheinbach, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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