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Trier (region)

Trier was one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located in the west of the state. The region was created in 1815 as part of the Prussian Rhineland. Before World War I parts of Saarland were administered within Regierungsbezirk Trier. In 1946 it became part of the new state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Located at 49.7767, 6.63333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate, History of Rhineland-Palatinate, Government regions of Prussia, History of Saarland, 2000 disestablishments, States and territories established in 1815, History of the Rhineland, 1815 establishments in Prussia

Sarre (department)

Sarre is the name of a department of the First French Empire which is now part of Germany and Belgium. It is named after the river Saar. It was formed in 1798, when the left bank of the Rhine was annexed by France. Prior to the occupation, its territory was divided between the Archbishopric of Trier and the Electorate of the Palatinate. Its territory is part of the present German states Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland as well as a tiny adjacent section of the Belgian province of Liège.

Located at 49.75, 6.63333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former departments of France in Germany, Former departments of France in Belgium, History of the Rhineland

Karl Marx House

The Karl Marx House museum is the house in Trier in which Karl Marx was born in 1818; it is now a museum. The significance of the house went unnoticed until 1904, at which point the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) worked hard to buy it, succeeding in 1928. After the Nazi party came to power in 1933 the building was confiscated and turned into a printing house. On May 5, 1947 the building was opened as a museum of the life and works of Karl Marx.

Located at 49.7539, 6.63556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Communism, Houses in Germany, Biographical museums in Germany, Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate, Karl Marx, Museums established in 1947

Cathedral of Trier

The Cathedral of Saint Peter is a church in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the oldest cathedral in the country. The edifice is notable for its extremely long life span under multiple different eras each contributing some elements to its design, including the center of the main chapel being made of Roman brick laid under the direction of Saint Helen, resulting in a cathedral added on to gradually rather than rebuilt in different eras.

Located at 49.7561, 6.64306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Germany, Churches in Rhineland-Palatinate, Buildings and structures in Trier, World Heritage Sites in Germany

Roman Bridge (Trier)

The Roman Bridge is an ancient structure in Trier, Germany, over the Mosel. It is the oldest standing bridge in the country. The nine bridge pillars date from the 2nd century AD. The upper part was renewed twice, in the early 12th and in the early 18th century, after suffering destruction in war.

Located at 49.7517, 6.62611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Germany, Roman bridges, Deck arch bridges, Stone bridges, 2nd-century bridges, Buildings and structures in Trier

Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier

The Roman Catholic diocese of Trier is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Germany. As former archbishopric and Electorate of Trier it was one of the most important as both an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, and as a diocese of the church. Unlike the other Rhenish dioceses — Mainz and Cologne, Trier was the former Roman provincial capital of Augusta Treverorum.

Located at 49.7561, 6.64306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany, Trier

University of Applied Sciences Trier

The University of Applied Sciences Trier is a University of Applied Sciences located in Trier, Birkenfeld and Idar-Oberstein. With 6100 students the University of Applied Sciences Trier is divided into three campuses in Trier (main campus Schneidershof), Birkenfeld, and Idar-Oberstein (jewellery design). The University of Applied Sciences Trier must not be confused with the University of Trier .

Located at 49.7681, 6.62944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier