Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate
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Porta Nigra

The Porta Nigra (Latin for black gate) is a large Roman city gate in Trier, Germany. It is today the largest Roman city gate north of the Alps and has been designated a World Heritage Site. The name Porta Nigra originated in the Middle Ages due to the darkened color of its stone; the original Roman name has not been preserved. Locals commonly refer to the Porta Nigra simply as Porta.

Located at 49.7597, 6.64389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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2nd-century architecture, Ancient Roman architecture, World Heritage Sites in Germany, Gates in Germany, Buildings and structures in Trier, Fortification in Germany

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 0 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 0 miles away.
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Communism, Houses in Germany, Biographical museums in Germany, Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate, Karl Marx, Museums established in 1947

St. Maximin's Abbey, Trier

St. Maximin's Abbey (German: Reichsabtei St. Maximin) was a Benedictine monastery in Trier in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Located at 49.7597, 6.65167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in Germany, Monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate, Buildings and structures in Trier

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 0 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 1 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 0 miles away.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany, Trier

Aula Palatina

The Basilica of Constantine, or Aula Palatina, at Trier, Germany is a Roman palace basilica that was built by the emperor Constantine (AD 306–337) at the beginning of the 4th century. Today it is owned and used as church by a congregation within the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland. The basilica contains the largest extant hall from antiquity and is ranked a World Heritage Site. The hall has a length of 67 m, a width of 26.05 m and a height of 33 m.

Located at 49.7533, 6.6433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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4th-century religious buildings, Ancient Roman architecture, Basilicas, World Heritage Sites in Germany, Protestant churches, Churches in Rhineland-Palatinate, Buildings and structures in Trier

Saint Paulin Church

Saint Paulin Church is a Baroque church in the city of Trier, Germany. Constructed between 1734 and 1753, the interior was designed by Johann Balthasar Neumann. The ceiling of the nave features a painting by the artist Christoph Thomas Scheffler. The tomb of the saint after which the church is named, Paulinus, is located in the church's crypt. Based in Germany's oldest city with a significant Roman history, three church buildings have stood on the site since the 4th century.

Located at 49.7625, 6.65219 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Trier, Basilica churches in Germany, Churches in Rhineland-Palatinate

Trier Central Station

Trier Central Station (Trier Hauptbahnhof) is a railway station for the city of Trier, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a through station located about 500 metres east of the inner city and the Porta Nigra.

Located at 49.7569, 6.65194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Rhineland-Palatinate, Railway stations opened in 1878, Hauptbahnhof in Germany

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 1 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier

Moselstadion

The Moselstadion is a football and athletics stadium in Trier, Germany. Football club Eintracht Trier uses the stadium to host its home games. It has a capacity for 10,256 spectators.

Located at 49.7681, 6.64778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Football venues in Germany, Athletics (track and field) venues in Germany, SV Eintracht Trier 05, Buildings and structures in Trier