The Limes in the Hesselberg Region
The Limes in the Heselberg area begins at the western state border with Baden-Württemberg near Mönchsroth and follows a general easterly direction. The course of the regional Limes coincides approximately with Route 13 of the Reichs-Limes-Commission, which investigated the whole length of the German-Raetian Limes around 1900. The remains of 80 palisade posts were unearthed near Mönchsroth. In the forest between Weiltingen and Wilburgstetten, the “Raetian Wall” rubble still reaches a height of 80 cm in some places. The ensuing section of the Limes takes on a northeasterly direction and crosses the Wörnitz river as well as 7 km of fields and meadows. In this area one finds the remains of a Roman fort at Ruffenhofen, as well as the Hesselberg, a dominant landscape feature. At the end of this stretch of the Limes, the direction changes back again towards the East.
The Limes in the Hesselberg Region, Ruffenhofen marked (Courtesy Matthias Pausch)
Limes Excavation |
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Wall Rubble Near Weiltingen |
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1894 of an excavation revealing the remains of the wooden palisade that formed the Limes in the Hesselberg region. (Courtesy Matthias Pausch) |