The approximately 400 km long Neckar-Alb-Aare Roman Route follows the course of the ancient Via Romana, which connected the Roman legion camp of Vindonissa (now Windisch in Swiss Aargau) and the settlement of Grinario (now Köngen near Stuttgart) and was depicted on the Tabula Peutingeriana, a Roman road map.
An unusual route that shouldn’t only be discovered by car. Many events and museums are being organised in 2018, culminating in the archaeological museum in Frauenfeld, which focuses on the Romanisation of the Celts, the original inhabitants. To be or not to be Roman, that was the question in those days.
According to the Tabula Peutingeriana, the Neckar-Alb-Aare Roman Route connects the most important places in the former Roman province of Germania Superior.
Every element of this varied countryside, from the heights of the Swabian Alps and their many castles to the dramatic Neckar River and the quaint valleys of the High Rhine and the Aar River, will captivate any visitor interested in Roman history and sophisticated culture.
Archaeological finds unearthed along the route convey a comprehensive picture of culture and everyday life during this period: impressive viaducts, country estates and forts, thermal springs, baths and heating systems, plumbing systems and latrines, streets, milestones and settlements: each of these was vital for organising, governing and sustaining the formidable Roman Empire. Some themed museums containing a myriad of archaeological finds line the route.
Without the Roman achievements, our own culture would be unthinkable. The Roman Empire has long since collapsed, but its achievements live on, as its ideas and inventions laid the foundations for Europe’s Modern Age.
Evidence of Roman innovations can still be found today in many cities dating from the Roman Age: a democratic system of government, sophisticated plumbing systems, and state systems.
Even the fundamental civil and penal laws found in modern legal systems have been derived from Roman law, providing further evidence of the enormous impact the Romans have had on today’s world.
(Source and additional information: (www.roemerstrasse.net).