Roman Camp in Saarbrücken

the city of Saarbrücken owes its development to the crossing of traditional roadways which were used as European long-distance roads, such as, for instance, the Roman roads leading from Metz to Worms and from Trier to Strasbourg. Where the two roads met, a Gallo-Roman settlement of the petite bourgeoisie developed, starting in the 1st century AD, as a result of ever growing trade and traffic needs. In the 4th century A.D. (after the year 352), a Roman military camp was built to protect the roads, but it was destroyed again in the 5th century at the latest - most likely, never having been completed in the first place. The foundations of the fort, which was built in the shape of a six-sided trapeze with round towers, were excavated in 1924 and 1964 and conserved. On top of the remains of houses dating back to the Roman period, new developments have been constructed over time