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A miniature empire

Roman Oettingen and its surroundings

10.05.2026 - 06.01.2027 ,
Heimatmuseum Oettingen (Museum of local history Oettingen)

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Open today 14:00-17:00
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Hofgasse 14
86732 Oettingen
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The exhibition focuses on the Losodica fort (Munningen), the roadside settlement of Oettingen, and the farmsteads in the vicinity of these two sites. Drawing on research reports, but above all on finds and artefacts, the exhibition aims to paint a picture of the Raetian province as it appeared during the Roman Empire – the period from around 50 to 260 AD. We explore everything from the small to the large, from fragments to the whole, and from the province to the empire.

Last edited on 15.04.2026

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Spinning whorls, hairpins and game pieces from the Losodica fort (opens enlarged image)
Spinning whorls, hairpins and game pieces from the Losodica fort (Munningen) Werner Paa Collection © Heimatmuseum Oettingen
A sestertius of the Empress Faustina, 138–161 AD (opens enlarged image)
Sesterce of Diva Faustina, 138–161 AD. Faustina I (Faustina Maior, Diva Faustina) was the wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius and one of the most significant empresses of the 2nd century. Gunzenhausen Archaeological Museum © Heimatmuseum Oettingen. Photo: Peter Anders
The palisade ditch at the north-west corner of Munningen Fort, excavated by Ernst Frickhinger in 1930 (opens enlarged image)
Palisade ditch at the north-west corner of Munningen Fort, excavation by Ernst Frickhinger, 1930 Print from a glass plate negative / Nördlingen Town Museum © Stadtmuseum Nördlingen

Associated museum

Museum / Exhibition Centre: Heimatmuseum Oettingen (Museum of local history Oettingen)

Several phases determine the history of Oettingen and also the Heimatmuseum (Museum of local history): The model of a Roman fort stands for the military occupation of the Ries, Alamannic grave finds -...

Location: Oettingen