Pfünz Roman Fort (German: Kastell Pfünz), Castra Vetoniana or Vetonianae,[1] was a Roman cohort camp near Pfünz, a village in the municipality of Walting in the county of Eichstätt, Bavaria. It was built in about 90 A. D. on a 42-metre-high Jurassic hillspur between the valley of the Altmühl and that of the Pfünzer Bach stream. it is a component of the Rhaetian Limes which was elevated in 2005 to the status of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Of historical importance are the remains of the double V-shaped ditches hewn out of the rock in front of the position, the one on the western rampart being the best preserved. In 1998, as part of the construction of a high pressure water system, the Bavarian State Office for Monument Protection carried out further test excavations. The archaeological record and rich finds from Pfünz, some of which are very rare, are seen as reasons for further studies in the future.

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Pfünz Roman Fort
Kastell Pfünz
Alternative nameVetoniana
LimesORL 73 (RLK)
Section (RLK)Rhaetian Limes,
Section 14
Date(s) occupiedc. 90 A. D. to
c. 230, 233/234 or c. 240 A. D.
TypeCohort camp
Unit/FormationCohors I Breucorum equitata civium Romanorum
Sizemax. 189 (187) × 145 (144) m
(= 2,5 ha)
Constructiona) wood-earth
b) stone
ConditionDefensive wall uncovered in places and partially conserved; ditches and road bed to the south clearly visible.
LocationWalting-Pfünz
Coordinates48.88389°N 11.26389°E / 48.88389; 11.26389
Height425 m
Previous fortWeißenburg Roman Fort (northwest)
Burgsalach Watchtower (northwest)
Following fortKösching Roman Fort (east-southeast)
Fort in frontPetersbuch Roman Fortlet (northwest)
Biebig Roman Fortlet (north)
Hegelohe Roman Fortlet (north)
ORL 73a: Böhming Roman Fort (northeast)
Güßgraben Roman Fortlet east-northeast
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