Alcimoennis

Alcimoennis is the name attached to a Celtic oppidum on the Michelsberg hill above modern Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany, at the confluence of the Danube and Altmuhl rivers. Covering roughly 600 hectares, it is the second-largest oppidum in southern Germany after Heidengraben. The site thrived on iron production, with iron-rich soils and surrounding forests fuelling extensive smelting operations. First identified with the site by Paul Reinecke in 1924, it was mentioned by the geographer Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD. Excavations in 1959-1972 uncovered notable finds including a Campanian bronze wine jug.