Column of Igel near Trier (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Igel
Open today
UNESCO World Heritage Site Igeler Säule. The column was built in the first half of the 3rd century AD by a wealthy cloth merchant family. In November 1986, the 23 m high column was declared a World Cultural Heritage.
The German-Luxembourgish Nature Park, the formation of the bizarre sandstone rock landscape around the Devil's Gorge and the history of settlement in the region since the Stone Age are the themes of the small museum in the Nature Park Center. Tip: The museum is a stop on the trilingual Teufelsschlucht audio tour, which can be downloaded to your smartphone free of charge via the "Lauschtour App".