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Xanten

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Person: TIX-Tourist Information Xanten GmbH
Street: Kurfürstenstraße 9
Zip: 46509 Xanten
Country: Germany
Phone: 02801-772200
Web: https://www.xanten.de
Email: info@xanten.de

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About 2000 years ago, during the time of the Romans, there was a legionary camp not far from the present-day city center, from which the city of Colonia Ulpia Traiana developed (destroyed around 275 AD). In the early Middle Ages, a new settlement emerged above the old Roman cemetery – the future Xanten, with the monastery and the St. Victor's Cathedral (8th century). According to a Latin text from the 9th century, the city was called Sanctos. Undoubtedly, this place name is related to the legend of Saint Victor as well as the discovered tombs, which were later interpreted as martyr's graves. In the Nibelungenlied, "Santen" is mentioned as the alleged birthplace of the hero Siegfried. Thus, Xanten is known as a Roman, cathedral, and Siegfried city all at once. Xanten is the only city in Germany that begins with an 'X'.

Foto: © Michael Krämer, – www.wolkentaxi.de

Sightseeing

Xanten

[1] Klever Tor
[2] SiegfriedMuseum / Mitteltor
[3] Marktpumpe / Gotisches Haus
[4] Meerturm/Meertor
[5] Rathaus / Gartenpavillon / Renaissance-Erker
[6] Arme-Mägde-Haus / Gotischer Treppengiebel
[7] StiftsMuseum Xanten
[8] Dom St. Viktor
[9] Kreuzgruppe Kalvarienberg
[10] Gradierwerk Kurpark Xanten
[11] Pfadfinderturm
[12] LVR-Archäologischer Park Xanten
[16] Kapelle Fürstenberg
[17] Schweineturm
[18] Michaelstor
[19] Karthaus
[20] Westwallturm / Rundturm am Westwall
[21] Weberturm
[22] Obelisk de Pauw
[23] eh. Bischofsburg: Ziegelhof und Romanischer Turm

Siegfried und die Nibelungensage

[150] Kriemhildmühle / Relief
[151] Siegfried-Mosaik am Markt (Stadtcafé)
[152] Siegfriedstraße
[153] Drache "Gordo"

Lüttingen

[300] Lüttinger Knabe

Birten

[400] Vetera castra und Amphitheater Birten