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Attraction · Igel · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Igeler Säule

Igeler Säule is an attraction in Igel, Rhineland-Palatinate. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 930 m you'll find a bench, a bike pump, a water point and a public toilet.

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The story

Audio tour · Igeler Säule

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You're standing at the Igel Column, in the village of Igel on the Moselle, about nine kilometres from Trier. Look up. This sandstone column is twenty-three metres tall and almost eighteen hundred years old. It's a Roman tomb monument from the third century, from around the year 250.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair
Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Igeler Säule

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No food stand within 1 km.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Kaiserthermen
Archaeological siteAudio story · 2 min

Kaiserthermen · 8 km

Porta Nigra
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Porta Nigra · 8.8 km

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Römerbrücke
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Römerbrücke · 7.3 km

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Photo: Stefan Kühn · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Karl-Marx-Haus
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Karl-Marx-Haus · 8 km

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Photo: Berthold Werner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Amphitheater
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Amphitheater · 8.4 km

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Photo: Zairon · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Frequently asked questions

Is Igeler Säule wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 870 m and a public toilet at 930 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Igeler Säule, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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