Amphitheater Xanten/Birten
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N 51° 38.258 E 006° 28.412
32U E 325172 N 5723758
römisches Amphitheater, heute genutzt als Freilichtbühne Roman amphitheater now used as an open-air stage
Waymark Code: WMBTKR
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 06/20/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
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ein Erdwalltheater aus der römischen Zeit, das Amphitheater Birten.
Dort wurde, der Legende nach, der Schutzpatron Xantens, der heilige Viktor, von römischen Soldaten wegen seines christlichen Glaubens hingerichtet.
Im 20. Jahrhundert wurde die römische Arena für Theateraufführungen wiederentdeckt.
heute finden hier Freilichtaufführungen statt.


Erdwalltheater one from the Roman period, the amphitheater Birten.
There, according to legend, the patron saint of Xanten, Saint Victor, was executed by Roman soldiers for their Christian beliefs.
In the 20th Century, the Roman arena for theater rediscovered.
Today open-air performances are held here.
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Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.

Admission Fee: 0,00

Opening days/times:
every Day


Condition: Partly intact or reconstructed

Web Site: Not listed

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