The Return of the Legion: Roman Heritage in Upper Austria

The main venue of the provincial exhibition is the oldest city in Austria, Enns. In the Roman Empire, Lauriacum was one of the largest and most important trading and military bases on the northern border of the Roman Empire. In its heyday, around 25,000 people lived in the Roman metropolis.

Museum Lauriacum
The newly designed exhibition in the Museum Lauriacum houses one of the most important collections of the Roman period in Austria. It is dedicated to life in the legionary camp and in the Roman settlement. Visitors can expect to see precious original finds, elaborate reconstructions and interactive stations.

Experience excavations live
Part of the Roman settlement is located on the premises of the Büsscher & Hoffmann company in Enns. On the occasion of the regional exhibition, a taberna, a house with a store front, was completely uncovered. During these so-called "show excavations" you can observe the archaeological work at close range and learn more about the excavation site and the finds.
Dates: 03.09. to 04.11. 2018, Mon-Fri, 09.00 to 18.00 hrs.

Archaeology Stations
Along the old Roman streets in Enns, archaeology stations complement the exhibitions and convey the dimension of the Roman legionary camp and civilian settlement as well as the relationship to the medieval city. Information panels, stereoscopes and an app virtually resurrect Enns at the time of the Romans.

Schlögen Roman Bath
In Schlögen in Roman times there was a fort, a small settlement and a 14 meter long bathhouse. It was built with amazing technical and structural finesse and consists of three rooms: the caldarium (warm bathing room), the tepidarium (lukewarm bathing room) and the frigidarium (cold bathing room).

Schlögen Roman Park
In the Schlögen Roman Park, a circular path with insights into Roman history leads to the view of the spectacular Schlögener Schlinge. With the help of an app or the information boards, you can learn everything you need to know about the Roman era, the exhibition site and the life of the Romans in our region.

In Oberranna near Engelhartszell, by far the best preserved Roman building in Upper Austria awaits you. The massive small fort with a square ground plan and round towers attached to the corners was uncovered on the occasion of the provincial exhibition.

Roman castle Oberranna
In Oberranna near Engelhartszell the Romans built about 1700 years ago directly above the Danube a small, very massive fortification with a square ground plan and round towers attached to the corners. It is a very special fortification, unique in its kind in Austria. It is believed that this "Quadriburgus" was ten meters high and three stories high. Still in Roman times, the burgus fell victim to a fire.