Turicum

Turicum
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Turicum was a Gallo-Roman settlement at the lower end of Lake Zurich, serving as the precursor to modern Zürich[1]. Located within the Roman province of Germania Superior near the Raetian border, it functioned as a key customs post (portus) regulating goods traffic along the vital waterway connecting the Walensee, Obersee, Zürichsee, Limmat, Aare, and Rhine rivers[1].

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1 - 500 AD
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47.3729° N, 8.5406° E

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