Centum Prata

Centum Prata is the name of a Roman vicus on the eastern shore of Lake Zurich, whose remains are located in Kempraten in the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, canton of St. Gallen [1]. Centum Prata is the most important archaeological site from the Gallo-Roman era in the canton of St. Gallen [1]. The main road of the vicus Centum Prata was built parallel to the Zürichsee lakeshore at the so-called Kempratnerbucht, meaning bay of Kempraten [1]. Around 120 AD stone buildings with courtyards were erected after a devastating fire in the centre of the village [1].