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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Alfter

UNESCO World Heritage Site Lower German Limes

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Alfter

UNESCO World Heritage Site Lower German Limes

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Lower German Limes

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Location: Alfter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Wander-Meike 🥾🐾

March 29, 2025

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On July 27, 2021, the Lower Germanic Limes (NGL) was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Lower Germanic Limes was an important border section of the Roman Empire. It followed the ancient course of the Rhine and stretched for approximately 400 kilometers between Katwijk (NL) on the North Sea to Bad Breisig in Rhineland-Palatinate. The Romans used the river as a natural barrier to approach. Unlike other Limes sections, no linear border fortifications were necessary here on the "wet Limes."

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November 3, 2024

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This is new. On the back it says why it is here.😉

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Location: Alfter, Rhein-Sieg-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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