{"id":3652,"date":"2025-04-08T10:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T08:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viltour.de\/services\/limes-limeshain-butzbach\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T10:42:17","slug":"limes-limeshain-butzbach","status":"publish","type":"cpt_services","link":"https:\/\/viltour.de\/en\/services\/limes-limeshain-butzbach\/","title":{"rendered":"Limes (Limeshain, Butzbach)"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_class=&#8221;hvbanner&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692344844162{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3396&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;THE LIMES&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|font_size:150|text_align:left&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;bounceInRight&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692344426458{margin-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"hvallserice_title\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/unitravel\/images\/RZ_VILTOUR-LOGO.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>A real Roman watchtower<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1692344853989{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The Upper Germanic-Raetian Limes is Germany\u2019s largest and best-known archaeological monument; 41.6 km run through the Wetterau district in a striking northward bulge.<\/p>\n<p>Its inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List earned it the highest international recognition.<\/p>\n<p>The Wetterau region is home to numerous Roman traces. A total of 72 tower sites, 16 small forts and 7 forts are known; some of them have been reconstructed as part of Limes projects and opened up to visitors. <\/p>\n<p>One of the most spectacular initiatives of recent years on the Wetterau Limes is the authentic reconstruction of a Limes watchtower in Limeshain-Rommelhausen. 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