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Website. koblenz.de. Koblenz ( UK: / koʊˈblɛnts / koh-BLENTS, US: / ˈkoʊblɛnts / KOH-blents, German: [ˈkoːblɛnts] ⓘ) is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 B.C.
Basilica of St. Castor. Coordinates: 50°21′44″N 07°36′16″E. Western front of the Basilica of St. Castor. The Basilica of St. Castor ( German: Basilika St. Kastor or Kastorkirche) is the oldest church in Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland Palatinate. It is located near Deutsches Eck at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle.
Rhineland-Palatinate is part of the SaarLorLux euregion. With 42% of its area covered by forests, it is the most forested state along with Hesse. [9] The state's major rivers are the Rhine, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site Middle Rhine, and the Moselle.
Koblenz radio transmitter erected. TuS Koblenz football club formed. 1935 - Thingplatz [6] and Stadion Oberwerth (stadium) inaugurated. 1943 - Koblenz becomes capital of Koblenz-Trier Gau. [6] 1946. Koblenz becomes part of the Rhineland-Palatinate. Josef Schnorbach [ de] becomes mayor. 1953 - Pfaffendorf Bridge rebuilt.
The Koblenz cable car (German: Seilbahn Koblenz) is an aerial lift that was opened in 2010 in Koblenz, Germany for the Bundesgartenschau (a biennial exhibition) the following year. It connects the banks of the river Rhine and the hill plateau next to Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. The cable car system has an 890m length and elevates 112m.
The University of Koblenz and Landau (German: Universität Koblenz-Landau) was a public university located in Koblenz and Landau, Germany, founded in 1990. The University of Koblenz was created on January 1, 2023 through the restructuring of the Rhineland-Palatinate universities from the former University of Koblenz-Landau.