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Rhineland-Palatinate - Germany

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 1 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

Trier-Saarburg

Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and Merzig-Wadern (Saarland). To the west it borders Luxembourg. The district-free city Trier is completely surrounded by the district.

Located at 49.67, 6.67 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Districts of Rhineland-Palatinate

Ruwer (Verbandsgemeinde)

Ruwer is a Verbandsgemeinde with 18,014 inhabitants (Dez. 2008) on the river Ruwer near Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is famous for the wine from the wine-growing region Mosel, which previously was called Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, and which was founded by the Romans. The administrative seat (formerly located in Ruwer, which was an independent municipality until it was incorporated into the city Trier) is located in Waldrach since November 2005.

Located at 49.7456, 6.74472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate

Ruwer (river)

The Ruwer is a river in Germany with a length of 46 kilometres, a right tributary of the Moselle River. The valley of the Ruwer is a part of the wine-growing region Mosel near Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate. It is famous for its wines of Riesling, see Ruwer (region), and previous to August 1, 2007 the Mosel region used to be known as Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. At the lower Ruwer valley are situated the villages Waldrach, Kasel, Mertesdorf, Eitelsbach and Ruwer.

Located at 49.7833, 6.7 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Moselle basin

University of Trier

The University of Trier, in the German city of Trier, was founded in 1473. Closed in 1798 by order of the then French administration in Trier, the university was re-established in 1970 after a hiatus of some 172 years. The new university campus is located on top of the Tarforst heights, an urban district on the outskirts of the city. The university has six faculties with around 470 faculty members.

Located at 49.7475, 6.68778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities in Germany, Universities and colleges in Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier, Educational institutions established in the 15th century, 1798 disestablishments, Educational institutions established in 1970, 1970 establishments in Germany

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

Kyll

The Kyll, noted by the Roman poet Ausonius as Celbis, is a 142km long river in western Germany, left tributary of the Moselle. It rises in the Eifel mountains, near the border with Belgium and flows generally south through the towns Stadtkyll, Gerolstein, Kyllburg and east of Bitburg. It flows into the Moselle in Ehrang, a suburb of Trier.

Located at 49.8033, 6.70167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Rivers of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate, Moselle basin

Transmitter Trier

The Transmitter Trier went in service in 1932. It was situated at the Ruwerer Street 16, Trier, Germany and used from its inauguration on February 19, 1933 until 1935 as transmitting antenna a vertical cage aerial, which was fixed at a hemp rope, that was spun between two 63 metres high wooden towers, 120 metres apart. In 1935 this antenna was replaced by a wire antenna, installed in a newly-built 107 metres high wooden lattice tower.

Located at 49.7656, 6.65917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio masts

Tarforst

Tarforst is a suburban part of the city Trier in Germany with about 7,000 inhabitants. The University of Trier is situated in the suburb. The Romans settled in Tarforst 2,000 years ago. The village became a part of Trier in 1969.

Located at 49.7494, 6.68806 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Trier

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

Trier Arena

Trier Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Trier, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 5,495 people. It is currently home to the TBB Trier basketball team.

Located at 49.7717, 6.66389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Germany, Buildings and structures in Trier, Sports venues in Rhineland-Palatinate

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

Ruwer/Eitelsbach

Ruwer/Eitelsbach is a quarter of Trier, Germany. Eitelsbach was a small village at the Ruwer (river) in Germany's Mosel region and famous for the wine estate Karthäuserhof and the associated vineyard Karthäuserhofberg, which means "Carthusians' Hill". The wines are labeled "Eitelsbacher Karthäuserhofberger. " Eitelsbach and Ruwer were added to Trier in 1969. They formed the Trier district of Ruwer/Eitelsbach in 1974.

Located at 49.7833, 6.71667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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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

Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum

The Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum is the open-air museum and Folklore Museum of the Greater SaarLorLux Region. The museum is situated in Konz, Germany, on the Saar and Mosel rivers, 8 km west of Trier and 30 km east of Luxembourg. It is a museum for rural cultural history in northwest Rhineland-Palatinate and the German-Luxembourg-Lorraine border region. Unlike many other open air museums, the Roscheider Hof is not a public or community institution.

Located at 49.7047, 6.59722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Living museums, Gardens in Rhineland-Palatinate, Open air museums in Germany, Museums in Rhineland-Palatinate, Toy museums in Germany, Forestry museums

Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße

Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße is a Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district Trier-Saarburg, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the Verbandsgemeinde is in Schweich. The Verbandsgemeinde Schweich an der Römischen Weinstraße consists of the following Ortsgemeinden ("local municipalities"):

Located at 49.8167, 6.75 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Verbandsgemeinde in Rhineland-Palatinate

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

St. Matthias' Abbey

St. Matthias' Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The abbey church, a Romanesque basilica, is a renowned place of pilgrimage because of the tomb of Saint Matthias the Apostle, after whom the abbey is named, located here since the 12th century, and the only burial of an apostle in Germany and north of the Alps. The abbey was originally named after Saint Eucharius, first Bishop of Trier, whose tomb is in the crypt.

Located at 49.7381, 6.63194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Trier, Monasteries in Rhineland-Palatinate, Basilica churches in Germany, Romanesque architecture in Germany, Benedictine monasteries in Germany

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