Theilenhofen

Theilenhofen
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Theilenhofen within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Theilenhofen Theilenhofen
Coordinates: 49°5′N 10°51′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Municipal assoc.	Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions	5 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Helmut König
Area
• Total	20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Elevation	494 m (1,621 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,168
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91741
Dialling codes	09834
Vehicle registration	WUG
Website	www.theilenhofen.de

The Roman camp of Iciniacum near Theilenhofen

Theilenhofen is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. An important part of the local history is the Roman camp Iciniacum, near the Limes Germanicus. This fortification and Roman village was erected around 100 AD and destroyed c. 260 AD by the Germanic Alemanni. Today you can see only the Roman Military Bath in this area. It was first found in 1820.

Books about the Roman Camp

• Dietwulf Baatz: Der Römische Limes. Archäologische Ausflüge zwischen Rhein und Donau. 4. Auflage, Gebr. Mann, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-7861-2347-0 (German language)
• Heinrich Eidam: Das Kastell Theilenhofen. At: Ernst Fabricius, Friedrich Hettner, Oscar von Sarwey: Der obergermanisch-raetische Limes des Römerreiches B VII Nr 71a, Petters, Heidelberg, 1905 (German language)