The accolade of a Unesco world heritage site, is sometimes perceived as a burden. But correctly understood in the sense of Keep or Sell, bundles it forces and means. Many of the smaller municipalities have recognized the opportunity offered by the world heritage recognition of the 550-Kilometer-long upper Germanic-opened raetian Limes 15 years ago – so, too, lime grove in the Wetterau.
The retort child of the municipal reform of 1971, already qua Name inspired, with reconstructions and interactive stations on the Roman frontier life to give opinion. Thanks to a forest area, the lime haul in an astonishing thickness. The former Palisade stood 25 meters in the shape of sharpened oak piles in front of the Wall and ditch in the district of rommelshausen again. Also, the guard towers, only the foundations remained. 2013 has been built on this basis, a replica. 40 Roman feet high and 20 wide, he was so close to the original as no other building on the Limes. The approximately twelve-Meter-high tower with walk-in handling is the starting point of an in Rommelshausen start lime path, the most striking feature of life are large wooden sculptures of legionaries and Germanic tribes. Only one may regret that lime grove on his district had no value castle name.
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such A stand in the middle Hammersbach-Marköbel the Transition to the later High street. With a good three acres, the storage size of the hall of the castle corresponded to. From the Roman germ-cell arose in a comparatively prosperous community, secured in 15. Century, with a ring wall and two gates.
directions:
The Bus leaves in Marköbel at the stop, sub-gate; there is Parking in the side streets. On the main road, one crosses the pigeon-encrusted gate in the direction of the former town hall. This forces the lane to a sharp left bend, a right turn on to the older part, with its half-timbered houses.
Behind the round gate, you turn to the right gene in the cemetery and according to the Jewish part to the left to the regional Park Route. Their Symbol, the red, two-piece pyramid, and takes place on paved road to a flat Field area. After 800 metres, the Route pivots to a shed on the right, and approaches the forest.
So one controls the left and in front direct access, where is a bricks wood-Installation symbolizes the Roman-Germanic (cultural)border, far to the S-shaped curve and then Straight on something, you want to see in the midst of cereals and in the “lime stone”. A pyramid of oak complements, he recalled that here, in 1911, farmers had razed without the permission of the Wall. He is likely to have corresponded to the degree of conservation is seen in the forest behind the above-mentioned Installation.
“sword and shield”
waist-high the Erdmauer way accompanies the straight, interrupted only by the powerful, the Roman General, and conqueror of Germany, Drusus, named oak. For the power of the ancient great power, a few hundred meters further the object of the “sword and shield”.
