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Tulln is one of Austria’s oldest cities because of its exposed location on the banks of the Danube. The ancient Romans saw the obvious advantage of this site. Calvary troops stationed at Fort Comagena protected the Noric Limes, controlled the militarily important ford and guarded the fertile Tulln Basin well into the 4th c AD.
Tulln is one of the oldest towns in Austria. Although it was settled in pre-Roman times (the name Tulln is presumably of Celtic origin), it gained importance as the Roman fort of Comagena (Comagenis).
Tulln is one of Austria’s oldest cities because of its exposed location on the banks of the Danube. The ancient Romans saw the obvious advantage of this site and founded Fort Comagena. Alvary troops stationed at Fort Comagena protected the Noric Limes and guarded the militarily important ford and fertile Tulln Basin well into the 4th c AD.
Tulln is one of the oldest cities in Austria. Its name is said to have originated from ancient Celtic. The town first served as a major fortification hub of the Roman Empire under the name Comagena (or Comagenis).
Tulln has been a hotspot of urban archaeological research in Lower Austria for many decades. The reason for this is the Roman fort that housed a cavalry unit (ala) of 500 men, the ala I Commagenorum. The fort protected the Danube Limes that ran here ...
The Romanesque charnel house (around 1240), the Minoritenkirche (1732-39), the town tower (16th century), numerous gothic and baroque buildings and many other monuments all make Tulln a city full of artistic and cultural treasures.
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Tulln an der Donau is a town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria and is the capital of the Tulln District. About 16,200 people live there. It is one of the oldest towns in Austria.
