Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Kreis Düren
Vettweiß
Drover-Berg Tunnel Route
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Kreis Düren
Vettweiß
Drover-Berg Tunnel Route
Drover-Berg Tunnel Route
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 145 out of 162 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel
Location: Vettweiß, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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With a length of 1660 meters, the Drover Berg Tunnel is the longest Roman tunnel structure north of the Alps. Its purpose was in all probability to lead the water of a spring, today called "Heiliger Pütz", across a mountain, the Drover Heide, to the other side to a Roman villa.
Source: Wikipediatranslated by
•January 6, 2017
In the Drover Heide you meet several times the remains of this approximately 1660 m long Roman canal. Exciting!
translated by•September 4, 2018
A Roman aqueduct led from Drove to Soller, across the Drover heath. The water pipe supplied a villa rustica in Soller with spring water. The water pipe itself is not or hardly recognizable for a layman. Its course has been marked by tall, blue-painted wooden posts. Source: euregio-im-bild.de/fotos/der-r-mische-drover-berg-tunnel-in-der-drover-heide-1.html
translated by•August 12, 2022
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