In 1958 the remains of a Gallo-Roman temple were found on the island of Ufenau in the Zürichsee. The island is to the north-east of Freienbach and to the south-west of Rapperswil (further to the north-east is another island, Lützelau). The remains are below the church of Peter and Paul, in its present shape from 1141 AD. The podium measured 17.90 x 17.90 m. It had a porticus on all four sides. The cella measured 7.30 x 7.30 m. Two protruding walls indicate the entrance. From the ceramics has been deduced that the temple was in use after 150 AD and abandoned before 250 AD.
Plan of the temple. JbSGUF 57 (1972-1973), Abb. 86.
Ufenau seen from the south, with the church of Peter and Paul in the centre. Photo: Wikimedia, Roland zh.
Literature
Frei 1968; Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte 57 (1972-1973), 310-312; Drack-Fellmann 1988, 397; Drack-Fellmann 1991, 118.
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