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Rheinbach

Section of the Roman Canal

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Rheinbach

Section of the Roman Canal

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Section of the Roman Canal

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

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Anette

March 23, 2023

Hiking

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

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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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Nature Park Rhineland | Rheinbacher-Forest-Round - Hikes in Rhein-Sieg-District

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Hexenturm (Witch Tower), Rheinbach – Rheinbach City Park loop from Rheinbach

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