The Saalburg is a Roman fortification in the Taunus mountains in Germany and was a stronghold in the Upper Germanic Limes. Taunus seen from Frankfurt/Main The Taunus is a mountain chain in Hesse, Germany. ... The Upper Germanic Limes, also called Rhaetian Limes or simply the Limes, was the border between the Roman Empire and the unsubdued Germanic peoples. ...
Saalburg
It was constructed about 90 CE, enlarged until about 210, and abandonned after 260. It is estimated that it was home to a cohors equitata, about 500 men cavallery and infantry, to protect the access to the Rhine-Main valley from the Germanic tribes in the North. Eventually it decayed, and its stones were used as a quarry.
In 1887Wilhelm II initiated its reconstruction. Today the Saalburg houses a museum and is a center for Roman archeology. It is located near Bad Homburg, north of Frankfurt. 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Wilhelm II of Prussia and Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern (January 27, 1859 - June 4, 1941) was the last German Emperor (Kaiser) and the last King (König) of Prussia from 1888 - 1918. ... Bad Homburg is the capital city of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hessen, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt and Oberursel. ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth largest city in Germany. ...
Januar 2003 durch gesetzlichen Zusammenschluss der ehemaligen Stadt Saalburg und der Gemeinde Ebersdorf/Thüringen.
Seit 1222 war die Stadt Saalburg selbstständig und hatte einen engen historischen Bezug zum ehemaligen Fürstentum Reuß.
Saalburg war zwischen 1647 und 1666 Residenzstadt der Grafschaft Reuß-Saalburg und Ebersdorf war von 1678 bis 1848 Residenzort des Fürstentums Reuß-Ebersdorf.
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