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Roman Tower

North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Wesel

Sonsbeck

Roman Tower

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Roman Tower

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Location: Sonsbeck, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Dürsberg Observation Tower – Bislicher Insel Nature Reserve loop from Wesel

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2. Boxteler Bahn Rail Trail – Boxteler railway line loop from Xanten

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3. Boxteler railway line – Boxteler Bahn Rail Trail loop from Alpen

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Koga-Willi 🚲👣🇺🇦

July 4, 2020

Even in antiquity, the Romans built a watchtower on the Balberg in Sonsbeck Switzerland to secure the military road between Vetera (near today's Xanten) and Blerick (Venlo - Netherlands). Later it was expanded into a fortified and residential castle for the Klevian counts and dukes; until today, however, only the round tower, built in 1417, bears the name "Römerturm" based on its prehistory. In 1203 the Sonsbeck chapel was separated from the parish of the Xanten Viktorstift and raised to the status of a parish.

The "Römerturm" is a brick building from the beginning of the 15th century and was the mill tower of the sovereign mill, which was already occupied in 1319. The mill was still in operation in 1836.
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Minette

October 17, 2021

Roman tower at the entrance to the village

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Location: Sonsbeck, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Dürsberg Observation Tower – Bislicher Insel Nature Reserve loop from Wesel

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