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  Trier. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Trier also has a theological seminary, a school of viticulture, and several museums, including one in the house where Karl Marx was born (1818).
Trier was the seat of a university from 1473 until it was occupied by the French in 1797.
The archbishopric of Trier was secularized and was formally ceded to France in 1801 by the Treaty of Lunéville.
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 Trier--Germany's Oldest and "Most Splendid City" by John Dornberg
It was brought to Trier by Helena from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and is enshrined in the Petersdom, St. Peter's Cathedral.
Trier's greatest epoch lasted until 395, when the Roman state was formally divided into its eastern and western empires, a division that heralded the fall of Rome itself and invasions by Germanic tribes.
Besides wine and history, Trier is a good base for excursions to Luxembourg, the Belgian Ardennes, the extinct volcanoes and crater lakes of the Eifel region, and the densely wooded rolling hills of the bucolic Hunsrück area.
www.germanlife.com /Archives/1997/9704_01.html   (5663 words)

  
 Trier
All courses are taught in German by instructors from Georgetown University and the University of Trier.
Germany 's oldest city and one of the former capitals of the Western Roman Empire, is located 120 miles west of Frankfurt, close to the Luxembourg border.
Trier is also a regional administrative center, a major destination for shopping in the area, and the center for the famed Moselle river wine industry.
www.georgetown.edu /programs/oip/os/sites/summer/trier.htm   (1605 words)

  
 CityGuide Trier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In the valley of Trier there were indeed human settlements already in the 3rd millenium before Christ, and Trier was the first place in Germany which could really be called a city.
The Franconians conquered Trier in the 5th century and it became part of the East Franconian-German empire during the Carolingian Imperial Separation in 870.
They made Trier the capital of their Electorate, which led to experiences of very good and bad times until the dissolution of the Electorate at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
www.uni-trier.de /trier/geschichte-e.html   (339 words)

  
 Trier
Trier is Germany's oldest city, once one of the seats of the old Roman Empire, loaded with terrific Roman ruins and architecture.
Trier's most dominant structure is the combination of two churches - the Dom St. Peter (second picture) and the Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) next door.
In spring, Trier is the southern end of the Happy Mosel, an annual cycling and wine festival that stretches along the Mosel all the way to Cochem.
www.tompgalvin.com /places/de/rheinland_pfalz/trier.htm   (836 words)

  
 Trier: one photo at a time
It is closed off from the hustle and bustle of Trier's market square by a walled courtyard, which provides a nice spot for quiet respite from all the comings and goings outside.
In one of the main streets of the Trier old town, I was amazed to discover that half a house had disappeared where I could swear there used to be a whole house.
Not far from the central old town of Trier is the Jewish cemetary where, it is said, Karl Marx's grandparents are buried.
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 Trier, Germany
Trier is a historic city in west central Germany, just six miles from the Luxembourg border and 120 miles SW of Frankfurt.
Trier became a favored residence of several Roman emperors and eventually became known as "the second Rome." Trier was an imperial capital of Constantine the Great, the first Christian Roman Emperor, and the church he built here in the 4th century AD (Trier Cathedral) is Germany's oldest.
Trier's market square (Hauptmarkt) is one of the most pleasant in Germany, filled with fruit stands, flowers, painted facades, and fountains.
www.sacred-destinations.com /germany/trier.htm   (679 words)

  
 Trier, Germany. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
"Trier existed 1300 years before Rome," exclaims the inscription on one of the city's historic buildings.
In fact, this is a piece of hyperbole: although TRIER is the oldest city in Germany, it was actually founded by the Romans themselves.
Once the capital of the Western Empire, Trier was also an important early centre of Christianity.
www.hostelbookers.com /guides/germany/trier   (241 words)

  
 Travel for Kids: Trier, Germany
Germany's oldest city, Trier sits on the border with France and Luxembourg.
Anthropological finds established that Trier was a settlement in 2000 BC and by the first century AD, the Romans had made "Augusta Treverorum" their Western capitol for Great Britain and Gaul.
Jews settled in Trier in the first century A.D. and this alley leads you through the medieval Jewish Quarter where the cellars of four Jewish houses built in the 13th century survive.
www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Germany/trier.htm   (626 words)

  
 Porta Nigra, Trier
At the north entrance to the old town of Trier stands the massive Porta Nigra, a fortified gate in the Roman town walls (end of second C.), whose age-flened stones, held together by iron cramps, have earned it the name ("Black Gate") by which it has been known since the Middle Ages.
In the adjoining Simeonstift (11th C.) is the Municipal Museum and close by the Kunsthandwerkerhof (craftsmen's workshops).
Porta Nigra in Trier, the most important piece of Roman Architecture in Germany.
www.planetware.com /trier/porta-nigra-d-rh-tripng.htm   (134 words)

  
 Rick Steves' Europe: Historic Trier on the Mosel River
Trier, Germany's oldest city, lies at the head of the scenic Mosel Valley near the Luxembourg border.
An ancient Roman capital, Trier brags that it was inhabited for 1,300 years before the Romans arrived.
Trier's market square is a people-filled swirl of fruit stands, flowers, painted facades, and fountains.
www.ricksteves.com /plan/destinations/germany/trier.htm   (608 words)

  
 Trier Germany Hotels ... Jake.com
Trier Is Both Germany S Oldest City And Liveliest Trade And Service Exchange Center With France Belgium And Luxemburg.
Tulip Inn Trier is a comfortable hotel with 203 rooms and 13 suites and is situated on the bank of the River Mosel.
Located in the heart of Germany's oldest city, founded by the Emperor Augustus, the Ramada Trier is adjacent to the "Europa Halle" convention center and...
hotels.jake.com /eu/de/trier-hotels.html   (83 words)

  
 Trier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lawyer Ludwig Simon was elected to represent Trier in the first German parliament in Frankfurt.
On June 30, 2005, the population of Trier according to official records of the Rhineland-Palatinate state authorities was 99,685 (registered only by Hauptwohnsitz and after comparison with other regional authorities).
New Trier High School, in New Trier Township, Illinois, was originally settled by people from Trier.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trier   (4151 words)

  
 Trier hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Rhineland - Palatinate, by all-hotels.com
The Ramada Trier is Located in a Park Like Setting in the Center of the Oldest City in Germany, 100 Meters form the Pedestrian...
Ramada Trier is located in a park-like setting in the center of the oldest city in Germany, 100 meters from the pedestrian...
Park Plaza Trier is within walking distance of the birth house of Karl Marx, the cathedral, and Cattle Market, and it is...
www.all-hotels.com /europe/germany/rhineland_-_palatinate/trier_e1.htm   (753 words)

  
 Trier Hotels, hotels and accommodation in Trier, Germany | Germany Hotels Database
The Ramada Trier is Located in a Park Like Setting in the Center of the Oldest City in Germany, 100 Meters form the Pedestrian Zone, and About 35 Km from...
Park Plaza Trier is within walking distance of the birth house of Karl Marx, the cathedral, and Cattle Market, and it is approximately 25 miles from Luxembourg...
The Nell s Park Hotel is situated in the largest park of Trier, only a few minutes away from the historical city center and the Mosel River.
www.germanyhotelsdb.com /Trier_Hotels.htm   (190 words)

  
 Porta Nigra - Trier, Germany
The Porta Nigra is a 2nd-century Roman city gate in Trier, Germany.
The oldest defensive structure in Germany, the Porta Nigra was erected in the 2nd century AD when the newly conquered Roman city was surrounded by walls.
The Porta Nigra is the only one of four Roman gates that still stands in Trier; the others were gradually pillaged for their stone and iron.
www.sacred-destinations.com /germany/trier-porta-nigra.htm   (470 words)

  
 Nh Trier in Trier, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The NH Trier is a modern 15-storey hotel situated on the banks of the Mosel River, three kilometres from Trier's historic centre and Porta Nigra.
Trier is Germany's oldest city, and was made the regional capital of the Roman Empire in 16 BC.
Evidence of the Romans' tenure can be seen at Porta Nigra, the second-century city gate, the Kaiserthermen and the amphitheatre, all of which are within four kilometres of the hotel.
www.hotel-rates.com /germany/trier/nh-trier.html   (610 words)

  
 Barcelona & Germany - Barcelona, Trier, Burg Eltz, Koblenz, Frieberg
Barcelona and Germany - Barcelona, Trier, Burg Eltz, Koblenz, Frieberg
I still can't decide whether to go next to Germany while the weather is still warm or head to Italy and Greece (while the ferries are more frequent than once every two weeks).
In Trier Germany my Servas hosts cooked a delicious onion pastry dish for dinner and had a young wine just harvested that was delicious...
www.searchingspot.com /travels/germany.htm   (664 words)

  
 Romans In Germany Teacher Workshop: Webliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Robert Strauss’ trip to Germany (includes text and photos of Roman ruins in Trier and Saalburg).
Reproductions of Roman busts from Trier (displayed in the foyer of the Academy of European Law in Trier because they reflect the diversity of the region’s population then as well as now)
During the First Tetrarchy Trier, Milan, Thessalonike, and Nicomedia had served as imperial residences, and the importance of Rome as a center of government had thus been considerably reduced.
lilt.ilstu.edu /drjclassics/romansin/germany/webliography.shtm   (1417 words)

  
 Trier, Germany
Trier, Germany's oldest town, lies in a basin in the Mosel valley.
Roman Imperial Baths in Trier, one of the largest bathing establishments of Roman Imperial times.
Cathedral in Trier, one of the oldest churches in Germany.
www.planetware.com /germany/trier-d-rh-tri.htm   (117 words)

  
 Hotels in Trier
The contemporary Park Plaza Trier is centrally located in Germany's oldest city, within 100 meters of the main market area.
Modern hotel located in a quiet area of Germany?s oldest town, 500 metres from the cathedral and Roman baths.
Five-storey hotel connected to the convention centre Europahalle in the centre of Trier, 500 metres from the Cathedral.
www.expedia.co.uk /daily/hotels/Germany/Trier.asp   (319 words)

  
 Trier Daily Photo
The "Luxembourg Tower" was given to the city of Trier as a present for the Landesgartenschau by the city of Luxembourg.
I thought this was an interesting place to find graffiti, on the (now "uncovered") inside walls of one of the buildings that jused to adjoin to the Paulinus Druckerei.
Right in the center of Trier a building is being torn down right now, and people are stopping at the fence to watch it.
trierdailyphoto.blogspot.com   (1530 words)

  
 Germany: Trier - old military housing and stuff pictures from germany photos on webshots
Old school at the Trier housing area for Bitburg (I thi...
On the opposite side of Trier, on the hill.
I was a brat living in Trier housing from 75 to 77.
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 Trier, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Trier is Germany's oldest city and is said to be even older than Rome.
The Porta Nigra ("fl gate" — the remnant of what was once a 4 mile long city wall and the largest Roman gate in the world) The Porta Nigra has two four-storied towers, projecting as near semi-circles on the outer side.
To continue the tour, click on the cities below.
www.angelfire.com /wi3/775taqaddum/trier.html   (450 words)

  
 Trier Vacation Rentals | Hotels
Ramada Trier is located in a park-like setting in the center of the oldest city in Germany, 100 meters from the pedestrian shopping zone, and approximately
Surrounded by the vineyards of the Saarland, the Victor s Residenz-Hotel Schloss Berg is situated in the delta of Germany, France and Luxemburg.
Hotel Elbschloesschen is located at the banks of the River Elbe in the center of the National Park of Saxon Switzerland, with its most bizarre rock formations.
www.hotstays.com /Trier-Germany.html   (771 words)

  
 Trier, Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
It's an invention of the Middle Ages, but Trier was the first place in Germany which could really be called a city.
For a short time Trier was under the reign of France before it became part of Prussia in 1815.
During that period Karl Marx was born here.
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 small-hostels.com | Hilles Hostel | Trier, Germany (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Come to visit the old romans - they still seem to be alive in these buildings - here in the wonderful city of Trier the oldest in Germany.
The friendly inhabitants here live next to a beautiful nature and countryside at the river Mosel in the middle of the famous vineyards in Germany: Mosel - Saar - Ruwer.
Hilles Hostel, nearby the cental station and the old center of Trier, is a quiet place for you, where you can easily find international contact with travelers from all over the world.
www.small-hostels.com.cob-web.org:8888 /hostel_hilles_trier.html   (234 words)

  
 Park Plaza Trier in Trier, Germany
Mosaic fragments and Roman walls meet cool contemporary design at the Park Plaza Trier, located in the center of the historic city of Trier.
Visitors to the city will find themselves within 500 meters of Trier's Roman baths, the main market place and the cathedral.
The nearest airport is Luxemborg, which is approximately 30 kilometers and a 20 minute drive away.
www.hotel-rates.com /germany/trier/park-plaza-trier.html   (564 words)

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