The Osterburken Roman Fort is an important Roman military camp and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes. It was built around 160 AD as a cohort fort and later expanded with an annex fort. The fort served to secure and monitor the Roman border and housed units such as the Cohors III Aquitanorum equitata.

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The Osterburken fort is located on the Upper German-Rhaetian Limes. It was built mainly to secure and monitor the Limes and housed a cohort (approx. 500 men).
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Best Hikes to Roman Fort Osterburken (Kastell Osterburken) and the Friedrichshöhe Monument

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1. View of the Kirnau – Osterburken Roman Museum loop from Adelsheim Ost

11.7km

03:18

240m

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2. Osterburken Roman Museum – View of the Kirnau loop from Osterburken

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03:07

240m

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3. View of the Kirnau loop from Adelsheim Ost

9.90km

02:42

150m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 320 m

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Location: Osterburken, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Roman Fort Osterburken (Kastell Osterburken) and the Friedrichshöhe Monument

1. View of the Kirnau – Osterburken Roman Museum loop from Adelsheim Ost

2. Osterburken Roman Museum – View of the Kirnau loop from Osterburken

3. View of the Kirnau loop from Adelsheim Ost

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