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Petronell Travel Guide: 10 reviews and 13 photos

Heidentor

Petronell is located about 40 km east of Vienna and along with the city of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg once was the capital of the Roman Province Upper Pannonia - Carnuntum.

This is the largest archaeological region in Austria.

The Heidentor, the most famous Roman monument in Austria is really impressive.
It stands eerily alone in the fields outside what was the Roman metropolis of Carnuntum.

Heidentor means Heathen's Gate.
But it was proved that it is nor heathen nor a gate, at all.

It was proved to be a quadrifrons ( or tetrypylon, in Greek ) - a pillared building with four archways built between 354 and 361 AD as a triumphal monument for the Emperor Constantius II.

The Open Air Museum Petronell

excavation site - carnuntum

The Open Air Museum Petronell is a work in progress. watch archaeologists at work on the excavation site.

It also shows foundations of residencial buildings, baths and more...

Opening hours 2004:

Open Air Museum Petronell
20 March - 14 November :
daily 9 am - 5 pm

How to get there

map

by car from Vienna:

A4 Ostautobahn -
exit Fischamend/Bratislava - B9 main road to Petronell-Carnuntum or Bad Deutsch-Altenburg (about 30-45 minutes).

by train:

S7 train line from Wien-S?dbahnhof to Petronell-Carnuntum or Bad Deutsch-Altenburg station.

Last visit to Petronell: Sep 2003
Intro Updated Apr 25, 2004
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Comments (9)

HORSCHECK Mar 9, 2007 at 2:02 PM Report Abuse

Denise, how is life treating you these days? Nice little page here. Have a lovely weekend.
mtncorg Jan 1, 2005 at 7:28 AM Report Abuse

Nice look at Rome in Austria and such an easy day trip, indeed!
JetlagCity Dec 30, 2004 at 2:23 PM Report Abuse

Hi Denise, I had no idea there was anything like this in Austria! Have a very Happy New Year!
globetrott Sep 4, 2004 at 9:22 PM Report Abuse

a nice page ! ...it is always again amazing to see such old roman architecture surviving more than 2000 years !
keeweechic Aug 29, 2004 at 2:00 PM Report Abuse

So close but I never got here. Wonderful to see the excavations, they were amazingly well planned back then. Enjoyed your photos.
deecat Jul 29, 2004 at 10:53 PM Report Abuse

Great introduction with lots of interesting information. Sounds like an interesting place to visit. Air Museum is of particular interest. Super photographs.
o00o Jul 4, 2004 at 11:43 PM Report Abuse

Great tips and stuning photos.
Luchonda Jun 29, 2004 at 9:02 AM Report Abuse

Thx for sharing the history of Petronell !!
pepples46 Jun 11, 2004 at 9:15 PM Report Abuse

lovely fotos, interesting place