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Turicum was a Gallo-Roman settlement at the lower end of Lake Zurich, and precursor of the city of Zurich. It was situated within the Roman province of Germania Superior and near the border to the province of Raetia; there was a tax-collecting point for goods traffic on the waterway Walensee–Obersee-Lake Zurich–Limmat–Aare–Rhine. thumb|Roman remains of a building at Lindenhofkeller thumb|2nd/3rd century AD remains of pluster, Weinplatz (Thermengasse)

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  • Prehistory and Celtic Oppidum Lindenhof
  • Geography and area of the Roman settlement
  • Roman Vicus
  • Founding
  • 1st to late 4th century
  • Grosser Hafner island sanctuary
  • Gallo-Roman era
  • Archaeological exploration
  • Protection
  • Name
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources

Turicum was a Gallo-Roman settlement at the lower end of Lake Zurich, and precursor of the city of Zurich. It was situated within the Roman province of Germania Superior and near the border to the province of Raetia; there was a tax-collecting point for goods traffic on the waterway Walensee–Obersee-Lake Zurich–Limmat–Aare–Rhine. thumb|Roman remains of a building at Lindenhofkeller thumb|2nd/3rd century AD remains of pluster, Weinplatz (Thermengasse)

== Prehistory and Celtic Oppidum Lindenhof ==

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