Villa Rustica

The Villa Rustica is idyllically located in the midst of the Binger Forest. Exposed walls and various stone piles can be admired on the open grounds. Roman kitchen gardens, Roman games, and information boards provide insights into everyday life at that time and into archaeological work. The lively excavation site reveals new aspects for explorers of all ages throughout the year.

The foundations of the approximately 3.5-hectare estate are largely intact with the more than 850 m long courtyard wall. The medium-sized Roman farm consisted of a manor house and at least seven stone outbuildings and was situated amidst its agricultural land. The manor house itself was built around 150 AD in the regionally typical style of the porticus villa with corner projections and was inhabited until about 420 AD. The so-called villa rustica farms were numerous in the open settlement landscape of that time. Villages were rare. 70 percent of the Roman population lived on such farms.