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On the banks of the Moselle, a Rhine tributary, Trier is near the
Luxembourg frontier, about 100km (60 miles) southwest of Koblenz. Trier is a
2000-year-old Roman city
,the oldest city
in Germany and a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city is situated
in a rather small valley of the river Moselle and surrounded by forests,
wineyards and nice villages. Trier itself has about a 100.000
inhabitants. Since 1970 a university city again (with other
academic institutions), Trier is an administrative center as well as a
shopping center for shoppers from as far as Luxembourg and parts of
Belgium and France.
It was home to six Roman emperors and has many ruins
including the impressive Porta Nigra, a four-story structure
that was
once part of the city’s walls. "Roma Secunda", the second Rome, was
another name for Trier, and nowhere else in Germany are Roman times so
vividly recalled as here. Other important monuments include Roman Imperial Baths;
Basilica; Amphitheatre; Cathedral (fourth century); Gothic Church of Our
Lady; Simeonsstift with 11th-century cloisters; Church of St Matthew
(Apostle’s grave); Church of St Paulinus (designed by Balthasar
Neumann); Regional Museum; Episcopal Museum; Municipal Museum; Municipal
Library (with notable manuscripts); and the birthplace of Karl Marx.
The First World War set Trier back again: it was bombed 50 times; it
lost all its hinterland again and became a French garrison city (with a
young major, Charles de Gaulle). The Second World War seemingly brought
the end: 40 percent of the inner city was destroyed and Trier was so
poor that little could be rebuilt immediately. That, however, proved to
be a boon since enough historical consciousness developed later to
repair and rebuild along historical lines so that in spite of the
wartime losses, Trier is an architectural showcase with buildings from a
rich 2000-year history.
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