Ancient Gerulata Rusovce
Foundations of a Roman fort on the Danube frontier in Rusovce, with soldiers' weapons, jewellery and coins in the museum beside them.
Why visit
Gerulata was a Roman military camp on the Limes, the fortified frontier of the empire along the Danube. Since 2021 it has been part of the Danube Limes UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Here you can walk among the foundations of the fort and see, in the museum next to them, what daily life on the edge of the empire looked like.
What to see
- Fort foundations: the outdoor remains of the late Roman fort, with traces of earlier building phases.
- Gerulata on the Borders of the Roman Empire: the exhibition on soldiers’ working days, beliefs and leisure, and on the civilian settlement and villas around the camp.
- Finds: weapons, jewellery, pottery, coins, sarcophagi and inscribed stone monuments from Roman cemeteries.
- 3D model: an interactive virtual walk through the camp as it looked in the 3rd and 4th centuries.
- Grounds: Mediterranean-style planting around the site, at its best in spring and summer.
Plan your visit
The site opens only in the warmer months, so check the season before you go. Paid admission; the exhibition takes about 20 minutes, plus time outdoors.
The grounds and museum are only partly accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Rusovce lies on the city’s southern edge and can be reached by city bus or by bike along the Danube, which makes it an easy half-day trip. Rusovce Manor and its park are nearby.
Opening hours - Last entry 30 min before closing
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Apr & Oct
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Thu–Sun
10:00 AM–5:00 PM
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Mon–Wed
closed
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May–Sep
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Tue–Sun
10:00 AM–6:00 PM
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Mon
closed
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Nov–Mar
closed
Address
Gerulatská 69/7, 851 10 Bratislava, Slovensko
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