<< Our Photo Pages >> Temple of Nehalennia - Ancient Temple in Netherlands in Zeeland
Submitted by Maatje on Sunday, 04 June 2023 Page Views: 1394
Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Temple of Nehalennia Alternative Name: Tempel van Nehalennia ColijnsplaatCountry: Netherlands
NOTE: This site is 11.358 km away from the location you searched for.
Province: Zeeland Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Zierikzee Nearest Village: Colijnsplaat
Latitude: 51.601857N Longitude: 3.845538E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
Internal Links:
External Links:
In the river of the Oosterschelde near the village of Colijnsplaat parts of a Roman temple were found, the remains were dated from 180 - 250 AD.
A replica of the temple was erected in Colijnsplaat. The original statues and pillars are preserved in the museum of Leiden, Rijksmuseum voor Oudheden. Some parts of the temple were found in Domburg, most were found in Colijnsplaat.
The goddess Nehalennia was mainly worshipped in Zeeland, one statue was found in what is now Cologne (Germany) at the Rhine.
Nehalennia is the goddes of the sea. Most likely she was the Mother goddess of the Celtic and/or German peoples of fertility. She was conscripted by the Roman empire as a goddess of sailing, trade and fertility. What is special about her is that she has a dog and she wears a short jacket.
The village was named Ganuenta and it was an important trading village for fish, garum, pottery and wine. It is situated in the delta of the Rhine, the Meuse and the Scheldt and it was a switch in trade to the inlands of the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and towards England and France.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.
Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Nearby Images from Flickr
The above images may not be of the site on this page, but were taken nearby. They are loaded from Flickr so please click on them for image credits.
Click here to see more info for this site
Nearby sites
Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the areaKey: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed
Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)
To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.
Turn off the page maps and other distractions
Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
7.4km NE 43° Stadhuismuseum Zierikzee* Museum
13.9km NW 314° Haamstede (46170) Ancient Village or Settlement
22.8km W 261° Terra Maris* Museum
23.3km NNE 16° Spreeuwenstein Castle hill* Ancient Village or Settlement
27.6km WSW 246° Willibrordusput (Zoutelande)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring
27.9km WSW 251° Bos Boudewijnskerke* Misc. Earthwork
49.3km NE 42° Masamuda Educatief archeologisch erf, Vlaardingen Museum
50.6km S 182° Penitentiesteen van H. Bavo* Early Christian Sculptured Stone
52.0km ENE 59° Gaatkensplas (529084) Ancient Village or Settlement
56.6km NE 51° DeTijdTrap* Museum
56.6km NE 35° Schipluiden* Ancient Village or Settlement
65.8km SSE 164° Vleeshuismuseum* Museum
72.2km ENE 68° Vindplaats Trijntje* Ancient Village or Settlement
73.6km ENE 69° Museum de Koperen Knop Museum
75.9km NE 35° Rijksmuseum van Oudheden* Museum
77.0km E 100° Grafheuvel Alphen* Round Barrow(s)
77.1km E 99° Willibrordusput en -kapel (Alphen) Holy Well or Sacred Spring
77.9km E 99° Oudheidkundig Streekmuseum Museum
79.4km NE 44° Archeologiehuis Zuid-Holland, Archeon Museum
80.0km S 183° Provincial Archeological Museum* Museum
80.3km SSE 149° Alvensten* Ancient Cross
80.8km ESE 105° Grafheuvels Hoogeindse Bergen* Barrow Cemetery
81.7km ENE 72° Zwerfkei Plusminus* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
81.9km E 98° Grafheuvel Goirle (45427)* Round Barrow(s)
82.2km E 97° Regte Heide* Barrow Cemetery
View more nearby sites and additional images