{"id":14802,"date":"2018-04-18T08:46:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T06:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/plek\/romeinse-wachttoren\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T20:31:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T18:31:42","slug":"romeinse-wachttoren","status":"publish","type":"plek","link":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/plek\/romeinse-wachttoren\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman watchtower in a church"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"template":"","plek_types":[79],"class_list":["post-14802","plek","type-plek","status-publish","hentry","plek_types-archaeological-site"],"acf":{"tekstkleur":false,"nummer":242,"kleur":"#1e73be","adres":{"address":"Schoolstraat 6, Klimmen, Nederland","lat":50.8772944,"lng":5.885545399999955},"straatnaam":"Schoolstraat 6","postcode":"6343 CE ","plaats":"Klimmen","website":"www.remigiusparochie-klimmen.nl","website_url":"https:\/\/www.remigiusparochie-klimmen.nl\/","hotspot_naam":"Heilige Remigius Kerk, Klimmen\/Voerendaal","afbeelding":7882,"contactpersonen":"","email":"","telefoon":"","videobox_contentblok":"","content":"Where better to start a walk through the Roman past than on top of the highest point of Klimmen? This is the place where the Holy Remigius Church now stands, but where in all probability a Roman watchtower once stood.\r\n\r\nThe assumption that this was indeed a former Roman tower does not come out of the blue. For example, the location of the church (and thus the watchtower at the time) seems strategically an ideal spot on the highest point of Klimmen. With a view over the Via Belgica and the Geul valley, the Romans could oversee the surroundings and keep an eye on the enemy. And that is not all: the presence of other Roman finds also points to the Roman past of this building. In the church, traces of Roman building material have been found.\r\n\r\nSufficient evidence? Who can say. In any case, there is enough information to bring your imagination to life and look at the church through a different lens. Don\u2019t forget to enjoy the wide view of the basin of the city of Heerlen from here.\r\n\r\nDo you want to experience <a href=\"https:\/\/archeoroutelimburg.nl\/en\/locatie\/archaeological-site-klimmen-romeins-voerendaal\">the Roman watchtower<\/a> in virtual reality? Walk to the Archeo Spear Route and download the <a href=\"https:\/\/archeoroutelimburg.nl\/de\/archeo-route-limburg-app\">app<\/a>!\r\n\r\nWant to know more about Limburg\u2019s history and archaeology? Visit the website of Archeoroute <a href=\"https:\/\/archeoroutelimburg.nl\/en\">here<\/a>.","slideshow":[7888],"ontdekken_video_box":{"ontdekken_video_titel":"","ontdekken_video_paragraaf":"","ontdekken_video_iframe":""},"ontdekken_360_box":{"ontdekken_360_titel":"","ontdekken_360_paragraaf":"","ontdekken_360_iframe":""},"doen":[{"item":"Start your walk through the Roman past from here"},{"item":"Visit the church on Tuesdays from 10:00\u201312:30 and on Wednesdays from 14:00\u201316:30"}],"weten":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plek\/14802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plek"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plek"}],"acf:attachment":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plek_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viabelgica.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plek_types?post=14802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}