Vitudurum
Vitudurum (sometimes Vitodorum) is the name of a Roman vicus, those remains are located in Oberwinterthur, a locality of the municipality of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
St. Arbogast church in Oberwinterthur and the foundation walls at the site of the Roman castle | |
Shown within Switzerland | |
| Alternative name | Vitodorum |
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| Location | Oberwinterthur |
| Region | former Germania Superior, present municipality of Winterthur, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°30′0″N 8°44′00″E |
| Type | Vicus |
| History | |
| Material | stone and wood |
| Founded | around 4 BC |
| Abandoned | Around 401 AD by the Roman army, settlement continued by Gallo-Roman inhabitants |
| Periods | Roman Republic to Roman Empire |
| Cultures | Gallo-Roman |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | aeaorchological access |
| Ownership | City of Winterthur |
| Management | Canton of Zürich |
| Public access | Foundation walls at the St. Arbogast church |
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