Mithräum von Königsbrunn

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Situated halfway up the slope of the former bank of the Lech, the Königsbrunn Mithraeum has exterior dimensions of 9.8 x 9.1 metres. It consists of a central hall with a central nave (cella), a long antechamber facing north-south and a slightly lower rectangular apse to the west, an antechamber facing north-south, as well as a rectangular apse situated slightly lower to the west.

In 1976, the Bavarian State Monuments Conservation Office, Swabia branch, discovered the tufa foundations of eight Roman buildings during the construction of the municipal cemetery, Swabia office. One of the buildings, number 5, had small rooms that were not suitable for living in.

In the central room 98 coins were found. The significance of this house was not known at the time. After the excavations were completed, the finds were filled in again. It was only a few years ago that the building was recognised as a mithraeum. Since this sanctuary of Mithras is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Raetia, the Working Group for Prehistory and Ancient History began to rediscover the finds in 1998.