Bliesbruck Baths

Bliesbruck Baths
	Thermal baths, southeast facade.
Location	Bliesbruck, Moselle, France
Region	Grand Est
Coordinates	49°07′31″N 7°10′55″E / 49.12528°N 7.18194°E
Type	Thermae
History
Founded	Late 1st century
Site notes
	Classified as MH (1986) and recorded as MH (1995)

The Bliesbruck baths, discovered in the commune of the same name in the French department of Moselle, in the Grand Est region, are a Roman thermal complex that was in operation from the late 1st century to the mid-3rd century.

The complex underwent renovations after about a century to enlarge the spaces and adapt them to new uses. Further modifications occurred in the 3rd century, seriously damaging the vicus. During Late Antiquity, the building was stripped of its most valuable materials. However, it was partially used towards the end of the Middle Ages or the beginning of the Renaissance when a fortified house was installed on its site. The ruins gradually deteriorated in the following centuries.

Archaeological excavations at the Bliesbruck site began in the 1970s, and the Moselle department acquired part of the site in 1982 to conduct extensive excavations. The bath elements were uncovered between 1987 and 1993 and are now part of the European Archaeological Park of Bliesbruck-Reinheim, housed in a museum pavilion designed to preserve the remains.