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The Roman colony of Augusta Raurica (Latin Colonia Augusta Rauricorum 'City of Augustus in the Land of the Rauricans') is located around ten kilometres east of Basel in Switzerland on the south bank of the Rhine. It was officially founded in 44 BC and developed into the largest city in the region. Around 200 AD, around 10,000 people lived here. The civilian settlement lasted until around 280 A.D. After the settlement was briefly reduced to a much smaller residential area (enceinte réduite), the Castrum Rauracense was built in the northern part of the city on the Rhine around 300, which housed Roman troops for around 100 years. In the 7th century, the town lost its importance to the new regional centre of Basel. Today, the ancient settlement area extends over the municipalities of Augst (BL) and Kaiseraugst (AG). The Roman town has hardly been built over and is only gradually being explored through emergency excavations.

You can reach Augusta Raurica from the Hotel Odelya in 17 minutes by car or 30 minutes by train, 14 minutes by tram and just under 20 minutes on foot.

www.augustaraurica.ch