Römisches Haus

The Römisches Haus stands in the Rotwildpark, a wooded park east of Stuttgart. It is a square building from the 2nd century, once linked to the indigenous Celtic people. Archaeologists Oscar Paret and Gerhard Bersu excavated the site in 1921 and 1922, with further work by Dieter Planck in 1976.

The structure measures 26 metres on each side, with walls 80 to 90 centimetres thick. A broad entrance on the south-eastern side led to an inner courtyard, while smaller doorways in the other corners gave access. Inside, a single square pit lined with wood once held late-second-century pottery, including a well-preserved bowl. Dieter Planck concluded that the building was unlikely to have been a home, given its isolated position and the features typical of a cult site.

Today the restored walls of the Römisches Haus can be seen in the park. The site lies close to a Roman road that once ran from Vaihingen to Solitude. Finds from the dig are kept at the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Stuttgart. The remains offer a quiet glimpse into the religious life of Iron Age communities near Stuttgart.