Church and Bishop's Residence of Augusta Raurica - Kaiseraugst, AG, Switzerland
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N 47° 32.488 E 007° 43.519
32T E 404075 N 5266124
The remains of one of the first Christian churches in Switzerland in the Roman town of Augusta Raurica
Waymark Code: WM87T9
Location: Aargau, Switzerland
Date Posted: 02/16/2010
Views: 5
Under the present church are the ruins of one of the oldest churches of Switzerland. It also was a bishop's residence, the name of one of them is reported, we know of a bishop Jusitinianus in the 4th century.
The location is in a cavern accessible from a footway along the Rhine.
There is a small exhibition with artifacts and some information tables about early Christianity amidst the ruins of the church and parts of the Norther wall of the Castrum.
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: 0
Opening days/times:
daily 10:00 - 17:00
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Some remaining traces (ruins) or pieces
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