The approximately 100-kilometer-long Eifel water pipeline from Nettersheim to Cologne is one of the largest Roman constructions north of the Alps. From the end of the 1st century to the 3rd century AD, it supplied Cologne, the provincial capital of Lower Germany, with fresh water.
A roughly 100-kilometer-long Eifel water pipeline from Nettersheim to Cologne is among the largest Roman structures north of the Alps. It supplied fresh water to Cologne, the provincial capital of Lower Germany, from the end of the 1st to the 3rd century AD.
Everything begins at Nettersheim at the source "Grüner Pütz." Thus, it is here that the starting point of the Roman Canal hiking trail is also located.
You will experience how the water emerges at the foot of a slope and is collected in a drainage pipe. The pipeline is still visible at two locations today. The spring water then flowed from the drainage into a settling tank – the so-called "Grüner Pütz" – and from there further into the Roman Canal towards Cologne.
Good to know: The name "Grüner Pütz" originates from the Latin word "puteus" for accumulation of water or puddle.
On the Roman Canal hiking trail, you will discover further evidence of one of the most significant archaeological sites in Germany, such as:
- Passage of the Roman Canal at Dalbenden
- Roman quarry at Kall
- Spring chamber Klausbrunnen near Kallmuth
- Roman collecting basin in Eiserfey
- Exposure of the Roman water pipeline at Eiserfey
- Aqueduct bridge at Vussem
- Canal master's office at Breitenbenden
- Exposure of the Eifel water pipeline in Kreuzweingarten
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