Busskirch

Busskirch
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Also known as: بسکرخ

Beginning in the 1st century A.D., Busskirch was a Roman lakeside settlement that served as a stage town on the intersection of the streets to Kempraten respectively Zürich, Winterthur and to Chur respectively on the waterway Walensee–Zürichsee to Rome's alpine route [1]. Today visitors can see the Roman ruins excavated in 1975 underneath Busskirch church [1].

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TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1 - 500 AD
CountrySwitzerland
Coordinates47.2170° N, 8.8335° E

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