Lower German Limes
Also known as Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes, Frontières de l’Empire romain – le limes de Germanie inférieure, Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes (Allemagne), Frontiers of the Roman Empire – The Lower German Limes (Germany), Inferior German Limes, Lower German Limes, Lower Germanic Limes
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany, Netherlands
Inscribed
2021
Area
709 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Lower German Limes is about 35 km north-west of Duisburg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Zollverein Coal Mine, about 45 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Duisburg · about 1,277,000 peopleabout 35 km south-east
- Essen · about 1,742,000 peopleabout 45 km south-east
- Arnhem · about 142,000 peopleabout 50 km north-west
- Düsseldorf · about 1,220,000 peopleabout 55 km south-east
- Wuppertal · about 777,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
- Dortmund · about 588,000 peopleabout 70 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural45 km away
GermanyCultural87 km away
GermanyCultural98 km away
NetherlandsCultural101 km away
GermanyCultural102 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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