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Roman Canal

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Roman Canal

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    October 12, 2023

    Hiking

    Starting point of the Roman Canal hiking trail with a section and an information board.
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    June 11, 2023

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    This is a section of the 95.4 km long Roman aqueduct from Grüner Pütz near Nettersheim to Cologne. The impressive building supplied Roman Cologne with 20 million liters of fresh water every day from around 80/90 AD to around 270/280 AD. You can find the source and further information on the Römerkanalwanderweg here: roemerkanal.de/bauwerk
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    September 7, 2024

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    "The approximately 100 km long Roman canal from Nettersheim to Cologne is an almost two thousand year old engineering masterpiece. The "modernized" 120 km long Roman canal hiking …
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    Elevation 450 m

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

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