Römermuseum Wallsee-Sindelburg

About the museum

The core of the collection consisted of finds gathered in Wallsee from 1889 by the archivist Carl Samwer and later by the primary school headmaster Elmar Tscholl. Tscholl played a major part in the discovery of the Roman cohort fort on the Danube bank in 1966. Since then, the military camp and the associated civilian settlement on the Noricum Danube Limes have been traceable archaeologically.

To preserve and display the finds, the Museumsverein Wallsee was founded in May 1991. In 1997 the association opened the Römermuseum in the so-called Salzhaus at the edge of the market square, opposite the park of Wallsee Castle. Four exhibition rooms tell the story of the Limes, the life of the garrison troops, belief and the cult of the dead, as well as trade and the everyday life of the population. Particularly notable are fragments of huge Roman bowls and a brick with a fish head scratched into it, regarded as an early testimony to Christianity in the region.

Today the museum is part of a trio of Römermuseum, Römerort and Römerwelt. Roman traces are visible in the village centre at the market square, and in the Römerwelt a room-filling projection brings to life the late antique small fort of the 5th century. Since 2021 the Wallsee fort has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Frontiers of the Roman Empire – Danube Limes (Western Segment)". The museum association runs all guided tours on a voluntary basis.

Highlights

• Roman finds from the Wallsee fort and civilian settlement in four exhibition rooms
• Fragments of the largest bowls of the Roman Empire
• Brick with a fish head as an early testimony to Christianity in northern Noricum
• Römerwelt: multimedia projection in a room measuring 29 × 26 m
• Römerort at the market square with visible Roman traces
• Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Danube Limes

Permanent exhibitions

• Römische Sammlung Wallsee – Finds from four centuries of Roman presence in Wallsee, including bricks, ceramics, fragments of tomb structures and fragments of huge bowls.
• Römerwelt – Room-filling projections in an exhibit measuring 29 × 26 metres bring the late antique small fort of the 5th century to life.

Founded

1997

Operated by

Museumsverein Wallsee-Sindelburg

Admission & discounts

A visit to the Römermuseum, Römerort and Römerwelt with a guided tour costs 7 euros per person and can be booked in advance; admission to the Römerwelt is included. Entry tokens for the Römerwelt are available at the municipal office, at inns in Wallsee and from the museum association.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Tours and workshops are available for school students by individual arrangement; children aged 8 to 18 pay a reduced price.

Getting there & parking

By car via the A1, exit Oed; Wallsee is about 130 km from Vienna and about 45 km from Linz. The Römermuseum is at Donauberg 1, the Römerwelt at Alte Schulstraße 5, the Römerort at Marktplatz 2.

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