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Cologne
Cologne on the Rhine: as Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, Cologne was one of the most splendid Roman cities north of the Alps for more than four centuries.
Photo: City of Cologne / RGM / N. Stabusch
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Bergheim
In addition to monuments from the Middle Ages and modern times that are well worth seeing, the district town of Bergheim offers many interesting insights into archaeological research on Roman times.
Photo: District town of Bergheim
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Elsdorf
As early as the first century, the Romans settled on both sides of the Via Belgica on the eastern edge of what is now the village. A street settlement was built over a length of around 700 metres.
Photo: Town of Elsdorf
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Niederzier
A young community with a long history. Archaeological finds have shown that the history of settlement in Niederzier dates back to the Stone Age.
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Municipality of Niederzier -
Jülich
Around 2,000 years of settlement history and unusually well-preserved historic buildings: Iuliacum, as the town was known in Roman times, takes visitors on a journey through time.
Photo: Town of Jülich
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Aldenhoven
Aldenhoven boasts a wealth of finds from the Roman Empire to settlements from the 4th century BC, known as the Rössen culture, in the district of Niedermerz.
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Municipality of Aldenhoven -
Baesweiler
The Via Belgica crosses the municipal area of Baesweiler from east to west. In the Blaustein estate area, there is a mansio serving as an information point and entry point to the Roman Road Adventure Region.
Photo: Town of Baesweiler
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Übach-Palenberg
Übach-Palenberg is located just a few kilometres north of Aachen. The town owes its name to the Übach stream, which rises south of the district of the same name.
Photo: Town of Übach-Palenberg
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Herzogenrath
Dutch, Germans and Romans? Visitors to Herzogenrath can expect this special mix. Because where the Romans once settled, the European idea is now lived out today
Photo: Town of Herzogenrath
