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The Viabundus Map
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This is the international viabundus-project, digitally recreating Northern Europe's route-network around 1500. 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇩🇰🇫🇮🇸🇪More on http://www.viabundus.eu
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The methodology is here (where they're quite a bit more modest about what they've done than the accompanying media coverage would suggest):
Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Wer GIS Software nutzt, kann die Daten beider Plattformen darin zusammenführen. Mittelfristig wird man beide Straßennetze im World Historical Gazetteer gemeinsam anzeigen können. Unsere Orte sind schon dort: whgazetteer.org/places/73498...
World Historical Gazetteer
Linking historical places across time and language.
whgazetteer.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wir arbeiten in den beiden Projekten eng zusammen, denn methodische Fragen und Datenstruktur sind dieselben, auch wenn die Anlagen tausend Jahre auseinander liegen. Römer hatten Meilensteine, darauf ist man im Spätmittelalter in Nordeuropa nicht gekommen.
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This would not have been possible without the well-established long-distance road infrastructure. On the side of a road in Lübeck you can still find a cross, which probably had a wooden hand pointing to Wilsnack. How long would you have travelled to Wilsnack? Check it out on viabundus.eu (3/3)
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Holy Blood became a destination for pilgrims from central Europe, including Denmark, Bohemia and the Netherlands. We know that from the findings of pilgrim badges, which were beautifully mapped by the team of kunera.nl. The famous Margery Kempe tells us, she had been here, too. (2/3)
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We're desperately looking for French partners to expand the map. At least, in two years time we'll have reliable southern Belgian/Luxemburg routes ready.
October 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
HUZZAH!
October 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Wenn schon Geld verpulvern, hätte er lieber etwas an uns verschwenden sollen.
October 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Des collègues en Southampton ont créé une carte similaire. Malheureusement, ils ne nous ont pas consultés, ce qui explique pourquoi elle n'est pas compatible: medievalfrenchroads.org
FRENCH MEDIEVAL ROADS - Home
medievalfrenchroads.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM