Sablones was a Roman settlement in the province of

Germania Inferior Germania Inferior ("Lower Germania") was a Roman province from AD 85 until the province was renamed Germania Secunda in the fourth century, on the west bank of the Rhine bordering the North Sea. The capital of the province was Colonia Agripp ...

(Lower Germania), probably near modern-day

Kaldenkirchen Kaldenkirchen ( li, Kaldekerke) is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, situated close to the Dutch border at Venlo. It is part of the municipality of Nettetal. History The earliest reference to “Caldenkirken” appears in a document ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, just across the border from

Venlo Venlo () is a city and municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg, about 50 km east of the city of Eindhoven, 65 km north east of the provincial capital Maastricht, a ...

in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The statio is mentioned in the Roman travel guide Antonine Itinerary ''(Itinerarium Antonini)'' between Meridacium ( Melick) and Mediolanum (Germania inferior) ( Pont (Geldern)) and was located on the Roman road from Coriovallum (

Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...

) to Colonia Ulpia Traiana (

Xanten Xanten (, Low Rhenish: ''Santen'') is a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the district of Wesel. Xanten is known for the Archaeological Park, one of the largest archaeological open air museums in the wo ...

).Itinerarium Antonini , in: AW Byvanck (1931-1947), Excerpta Romana. The Sources of Roman History of the Netherlands , Part 1, pp. 537 and 538 It has been conjectured that the city of

now occupies the site, but without direct proof.

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{{Late Roman Provinces, state=collapsed Germany in the Roman era Former polities in the Netherlands

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