At the town of Petronella is the Carnuntum Archeological Park, the site of the Roman fortress of Cranuntum dating back to 9 A.D. It was sacked in 375. The site has been excavated and is today open to the public as an open-air museum. Still visible are the foundations of houses, the palace ruins, and a large amphitheatre.
Some attractions within Carnuntum Archeological Park Map:
  • (7) Governor's Palace
  • (8) Epona shrine
  • (9) Porta principalis dextra
  • (10) Site of baths
  • (11) Academy of Science excavation area (Muhlacker)
  • (12) Canabae in Muhlacker
  • (13) Deutsch Altenburg Castle
  • (14) Carnuntinum Castle
  • (15) Deutsch Altenburg parish church and ossuary
  • (16) Intended site of Pfaffenberg Museum
  • (17) Deutsch Altenburg-Kirchenberg tumulus (prehistoric?)
  • (18) Temple of luppiter Maximus Carnuntinus
  • (1) Great Bath ("Palace ruins")
  • (2) Living quarters of civilian town
  • (3) Petronell Castle
  • (4) Petronell round church
  • (5) Petronell parish church
  • (6) Petronell auxiliary camp (fort)



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