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title: The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14455/the-beginning-of-the-limes--reconstructed-watchtow/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14455.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14455.jpg)

## Image Caption

The beginning of the Upper German-Rhaetian Limes, known as the *caput limitis*, is marked by the reconstructed watchtower Wp 1/1 and information boards in the territory of Bad Hönningen in Rhineland-Palatinate. Built in 1973 about 120 metres (393 ft) southeast of its original location, the reconstructed watchtower no longer corresponds to the current state of research on the appearance of Limes watchtowers.

The Upper German-Raetian Limes is a UNESCO World Heritage site that runs for a length of about 550 kilometres (341 miles) across southern Germany from Rheinbrohl (near Koblenz) on the Rhine, to Eining (near Regensburg) on the Danube.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, August 18). The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14455/the-beginning-of-the-limes--reconstructed-watchtow/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 18, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14455/the-beginning-of-the-limes--reconstructed-watchtow/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "The Beginning of the Limes & Reconstructed Watchtower Wp 1/1." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Aug 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14455/the-beginning-of-the-limes--reconstructed-watchtow/>.

## License & Copyright

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