XI Römerturm

[Translate to English:] The population of Tulln was not more than 4,000 in Egon’s school years. It was by no means a big city, but it was a significant place. In the narrow lanes along the old town wall, history was tangible. The Roman tower had stood there for nearly two millennia. The people of Tulln referred to it as the Salt Tower. It was erected by the master builders of Comagenis, a Roman fort. From their perch atop the tower, the guards had a view of the entire Tulln Basin. More than 1,000 cavalrymen were on duty here in the first century AD. They watched over a Danube ford that was important militarily. They protected the Noric Limes, the northern border of the Roman Empire, from barbarian attacks. And they engaged in lively trade with the farmers living around the fort. 

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Baby premiere in train station.

But the Danube vessels were slow. And crossing the ford in small rafts was dangerous. The townspeople had long been using the Roman tower as an arsenal and salt warehouse. Then a new railroad was established, the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Bahn, and Tulln became a significant transport junction again, this time in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. An iron railroad bridge was built across the river. The town became the district seat and a center of trade. Emperor Franz Josef ordered this rail line to be developed. In fact, Egon’s father had the emperor’s order to thank for his promotion to station master in Tulln. Egon saw the light of day in 1890 as the first baby to be born right in the station – in the large station master’s apartment with a view of the platforms.

Here you can see a cutout of the video "The roman limes in Tullnerfeld".