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<< Our Photo Pages >> Oppidum Ubiorum - Ancient Village or Settlement in Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia

Submitted by Harald_Platta on Monday, 14 August 2017  Page Views: 1910

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Oppidum Ubiorum Alternative Name: Ubiermonument
Country: Germany
NOTE: This site is 0.562 km away from the location you searched for.

Land: North Rhine-Westphalia Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cologne
Latitude: 50.933811N  Longitude: 6.959325E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Oppidum Ubiorum
Oppidum Ubiorum submitted by Harald_Platta : The Oppidum Ubiorum was a settlement by the Germanic tribe of the Ubii (19 BC). It represents the oldest predecessor settlement of today`s Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). The only visibel remaining part is the Ubiermonument (“monument of the Ubii“). The tuff stonework of this square stone tower is still preserved up to 6.50 m high. It was most likely the harbour tower or a fortif... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Oppidum Ubiorum was a settlement by the Germanic tribe of the Ubii. The settlement was built with the permission of the Romans in 19 BC on the left side of the Rhine. It represents the oldest predecessor settlement of today`s Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany).

The only visibel remaining part is the Ubiermonument ("monument of the Ubii"). It was discovered in 1965/66. This building is a square stone tower on a foundation plate of nearly 115 m². Today, the tuff stonework is still preserved up to 6.50 m high. Originally, it was possibly more than 12 m high.
The function of the building is not known. It was most likely the harbour tower or a fortification of the city wall.

The Ubiermonument lies more than 6 m below the street level. It can be visited in an underground museum hall.

Homepage: Ubiermonument

References:
[01] Wolff, G.: Das römisch-germanische Köln. 6. Auflage. J. P. Bachem Verlag, Köln (2005).
[02] Dietmar, C. & Jung, W.: Kleine illustrierte Geschichte der Stadt Köln. 9. Auflage. J.P. Bachem Verlag, Köln (2002),
[03] Gechter, M. & Schütte, S.: Ursprung und Voraussetzung des mittelalterlichen Rathauses und seiner Umgebung. In: Walter Geis, Ulrich Krings (Hrsg.): Köln: Das gotische Rathaus und seine historische Umgebung. Stadtspuren-Denkmäler in Köln, Bd.26 (2000).
[04] Schütte, S.& Gechter M.: Stephan Broelmann und die Folgen". Kölner Museums-Bulltin 1 (1999).
[05] Carroll, M.: Neue vorkoloniezeitliche Siedlungsspuren in Köln. In: Archäologische Informationen 18/2 (1995).


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Oppidum Ubiorum
Oppidum Ubiorum submitted by Harald_Platta : The Oppidum Ubiorum was a settlement by the Germanic tribe of the Ubii (19 BC). It represents the oldest predecessor settlement of today`s Cologne (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany). The only visibel remaining part is the Ubiermonument (“monument of the Ubii“). The tuff stonework of this square stone tower is still preserved up to 6.50 m high. It was most likely the harbour tower or a fortifi... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Oppidum Ubiorum by Harald_Platta on Monday, 14 August 2017
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Please note: "Condition 2" refers to the whole Oppidum. The Ubiermonument is "Condition 3".
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Re: Oppidum Ubiorum by Harald_Platta on Monday, 14 August 2017
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Google view towards the entrance to the underground museum hall of the Ubiermonument.
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