Facts
- Floor plans of a Roman country house
- Protection and preservation of the ground monument
- Later presentation for visitors
The "villa rustica", as such country houses are called, was in an exceptionally good state of preservation when it was excavated. Among other things, fireplaces, a bathroom and numerous pieces of plaster, which indicate that the walls were richly decorated with frescoes, were still clearly visible.
However, without the Green C funding, the monument could only be provisionally secured and protected. For cost reasons, the manor house from the first century AD was even in danger of being filled in again. It was not until it was integrated into the Green C project that the possibilities for further protection and preservation of the monument opened up.
The recognition of the Villa Fortuna (the name results from a very well preserved statue of Fortuna which was also found during the excavations) as an important part of the Green C made it possible to realize a presentation of the monument.
Visitors are to be given an insight into parts of the ground monument. For this purpose, a protective structure, visible from all sides, has been built over the bath area with the uncovered hypocaust (hot air heating). The rest of the ground monument has been covered up again and made visible to visitors by means of design elements. Information boards provide visitors with more detailed information about the monument and its history.