Augusta Raurica Museum, Augst

Name: Augusta Raurica Museum
Address: Giebenacherstrasse 17, Augst, 4302, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 61 552 22 22

#1 among attractions in Augst

Specialty museum, Historical place, History museum, Museum

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Augusta Raurica is a Roman archaeological site and an open-air museum in Switzerland located on the south bank of the Rhine river about 20 km east of Basel near the villages of Augst and Kaiseraugst. It is the site of the oldest known Roman colony on the Rhine. ()

Local name: Augusta Raurica Built: 44 B.C.E.Abandoned: 260 A.D.Coordinates: 47°31'58"N, 7°43'19"E

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Giebenacherstrasse 17Augst 4302 Switzerland

Contact

+41 61 552 22 22

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Augst

Day trips

Augusta Raurica Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Arbogast, Ruine Altenberg, Fernsehturm St. Chrischona, Neu-Schauenburg Castle.

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Forts and castles
Ruine Altenberg, Augusta Raurica
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Observation decks and towers, Tower
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Forts and castles
Neu-Schauenburg Castle, Augusta Raurica
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Forts and castles
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