World Heritage Identification Number: 1608
World Heritage since: 2021
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: Yes
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: Austria, Germany, Slovakia
Continent: NA
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Danube Limes: A Glimpse into the Western Segment of the Roman Empire's Frontier
The Danube Limes, also known as the Danube Frontier or Danube Limes (Western Segment), is a significant archaeological site that offers insights into the strategic defense system established by the Roman Empire along the River Danube. This segment, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, spans nearly 600 kilometers across several European countries, including Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, and Slovenia.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
It covers almost 600km of the whole Roman Empire’s Danube frontier. The property formed part of the much large frontier of the Roman Empire that encircled the Mediterranean Sea. The Danube Limes (Western Segment) reflects the specificities of this part of the Roman Frontier through the selection of sites that represent key elements from roads, legionary fortresses and their associated settlements to small forts and temporary camps, and the way these structures relate to local topography.
Encyclopedia Record: Danubian Limes
The Danubian Limes, or Danube Limes, refers to the Roman military frontier or limes which lies along the River Danube in the present-day German state of Bavaria, in Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania.Additional Site Details
Area: 821.7474 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 48.1151944444 , 16.8613888889
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