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Roman Aqueduct Excavation (Römerkanal)

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Kall

Roman Aqueduct Excavation (Römerkanal)

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Roman Aqueduct Excavation (Römerkanal)

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Location: Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Wanderklaus

October 6, 2019

An old Roman aqueduct runs here in the valley. The old lines were exposed in various places.

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Klausi

March 20, 2025

The four branches of the Eifet Water Pipeline to Cologne were all fed from spring catchments, with the water collection methods adapted to the respective water resources. At the Grüner Pütz, an 80-meter-long drainage pipe was used, the upstream side of which was constructed without mortar, thus allowing water seeping from the slope to penetrate. The downstream side was constructed differently, as mortar and an artificially inserted clay seal ensured that, on the one hand, no drinking water was lost and, on the other hand, the stream water from the Urft Valley was kept out of the canal.

A cover made of massive sandstone slabs and a gravel bed on the bed, which was otherwise unimproved, also served to keep the spring water clean.

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Tom

May 22, 2016

Roman Canal, built in the second half of the 1st century. Delivered water from Nettersheim to Cologne.

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Location: Kall, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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