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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: VarnenumCountry: Germany
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Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Aachen Nearest Village: Kornelimünster
Latitude: 50.729722N Longitude: 6.193611E
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
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The ruins of three temple buildings were found at the main site. Additional buildings and a surrounding wall were also discovered. The archaeologists could define at least three different construction periods. The oldest part of the site dates from the 1rst century AD.
The finds indicate that the Germanic goddess Sunuxal (Sunuxsal) as well as the local god Varneno (Varnenus) were venerated here.
The site has been investigated with several excavations since 1907. It is officially open for visitors since 1989.
References:
[01] Koch, W.M.: Aachen in römischer Zeit. In: Zeitschrift des Aachener Geschichtsverein. Band 98–99 (1992/1993).
[02] Horn, H.G.: Aachen-Kornelimünster. Römischer Tempelbezirk. In: Ders. (Hrsg.): Die Römer inNordrhein-Westfalen (1987).
[03] Koch, W.M.: Archäologischer Bericht für das Jahr 1987. In: Zeitschrift des Aachener Geschichtsvereins, Bd. 94–95 (1987).
[04] Krüger, T.: Im Labor sichtbar gemacht: Die Grundfläche des römischen Tempelbezirks VARNENVM. In: Archäologie im Rheinland (1987).
[05] Cüppers, H.: Beiträge zur Geschichte des römischen Kur- und Badeortes Aachen. In: Aquae Granni, Beiträge zur Archäologie von Aachen (1982).
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