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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Vettweiß

Drover-Berg Tunnel Route

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Vettweiß

Drover-Berg Tunnel Route

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Drover-Berg Tunnel Route

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Location: Vettweiß, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Gerd

January 6, 2017

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With a length of 1660 meters, the Drover Berg Tunnel is the longest Roman tunnel structure north of the Alps. Its purpose was in all probability to lead the water of a spring, today called "Heiliger Pütz", across a mountain, the Drover Heide, to the other side to a Roman villa.

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September 4, 2018

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In the Drover Heide you meet several times the remains of this approximately 1660 m long Roman canal. Exciting!

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R.Bungartz

August 12, 2022

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A Roman aqueduct led from Drove to Soller, across the Drover heath. The water pipe supplied a villa rustica in Soller with spring water. The water pipe itself is not or hardly recognizable for a layman. Its course has been marked by tall, blue-painted wooden posts. Source: euregio-im-bild.de/fotos/der-r-mische-drover-berg-tunnel-in-der-drover-heide-1.html

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Location: Vettweiß, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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