Trier: Germany's Oldest City, Porta Nigra, and Two Thousand Years of Roman Heritage on the Mosel
Trier has a population around 100,000 and claims to be Germany's oldest city, founded as Augusta Treverorum by the Romans in 16 BC. The Porta Nigra, a massive Roman city gate from the 2nd century, is the best-preserved of its kind north of the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Trier has more Roman monuments than any other German city: the Kaiserthermen (Imperial Baths), the Amphitheatre, the Konstantinbasilika (the largest surviving single-room structure from antiquity, now a Protestant church), and the Roemerbruecke (Roman bridge, still carrying traffic on its original 2nd-century pillars).
Karl Marx was born at Bruckenstrasse 10 on 5 May 1818; the house is now a museum. The Dom St. Peter is Germany's oldest cathedral, incorporating Roman stonework. The Mosel wine region surrounds the city; Riesling and Elbling vineyards climb steep slate hillsides. The Universitaet Trier has around 12,000 students. Trier lies close to Luxembourg (15 kilometres west), and many residents commute across the border. The Hauptmarkt, with its Petrusbrunnen and medieval Steipe banqueting hall, is one of the most intact medieval squares in Germany. Adult companionship follows Rheinland-Pfalz's regulatory approach in a city where Roman, medieval, and modern layers coexist.
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Trier has a population around 100,000 and claims to be Germany's oldest city, founded as Augusta Treverorum by the Romans in 16 BC. The Porta Nigra, a massive Roman city gate from the 2nd century, is the best-preserved of its kind north of the Alps and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Trier has more Roman monuments than any other German city: the Kaiserthermen (Imperial Baths), the Amphitheatre, the Konstantinbasilika (the largest surviving single-room structure from antiquity, now a Protestant church), and the Roemerbruecke (Roman bridge, still carrying traffic on its original 2nd-century pillars).
Karl Marx was born at Bruckenstrasse 10 on 5 May 1818; the house is now a museum. The Dom St. Peter is Germany's oldest cathedral, incorporating Roman stonework. The Mosel wine region surrounds the city; Riesling and Elbling vineyards climb steep slate hillsides. The Universitaet Trier has around 12,000 students. Trier lies close to Luxembourg (15 kilometres west), and many residents commute across the border. The Hauptmarkt, with its Petrusbrunnen and medieval Steipe banqueting hall, is one of the most intact medieval squares in Germany. Adult companionship follows Rheinland-Pfalz's regulatory approach in a city where Roman, medieval, and modern layers coexist.
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