The steepest vineyard in Europe - the Calmont - lies between the towns of Bremm and Ediger-Eller on the Moselle. At its highest point with an oval summit area of approx. 75 mx 20 m and two steps in the west and east, one had always suspected a Roman mountain sanctuary.
After numerous small finds, coins, ceramics and glass fragments were found on the summit plateau, one suspects a Roman place of worship. Unfortunately, as it turned out later, the small finds came from robbery excavations. During an excavation by the Koblenz Archaeological Monument Preservation, the remains of a temple were discovered for the first time. Despite unauthorized prospecting and robbery excavations, which had caused great damage, the exposed wall remains and post positions of a Gallo-Roman temple with the walls of the cella, central building, and the gallery could still be clearly seen.
Originally the temple consisted of a square central building with a floor plan of 4 mx 4 m and the base for a cult image or altar was still present in half of the central building. An open gallery measuring approx. 9 mx 9 m ran around the central building, the roof of which was supported by pillars. The floor of the gallery was made up of several slabs of slate. The temple had been built on the Calmont at a special place, with a view of the Moselle loop with St. Peter's Chapel and the mountain cemetery. There was also a fortification on the Petersberg in late Roman times. According to a dating of the finds, the mountain sanctuary dates from the 2nd to 4th centuries AD. The excavations could not prove which gods were worshiped here.
Source: traumsteige.com
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