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Römische Kalkbrennerei Iversheim
Bad Münstereifel
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The lime distillery in Bad Münstereifel-Iversheim is one of several distilleries that were built and operated by Roman legionaries as early as around 100 AD.
In the community forest of Herforst, the so-called "Arenberg Forest", there are still remains of this wall as a 1 m-high stone wall with original foundations.
This considerable tomb from Roman times was excavated in the years 1972/73 and then restored. Both reliefs with mythological scenes as well as pictures from the everyday life of the builder's family are shown.
The old parish church of St. Cyriakus in Niedermenig is a Romanesque church from the 12th century. In the second half of the 15th century a Gothic chapel was added to the choir.