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Koblenz
Koblenz im Buga-Jahr 2011 - Deutsches Eck 01.jpg
Flag of Koblenz
Flag
Coat of arms of Koblenz
Coat of arms
Koblenz   is located in Germany
Koblenz
Koblenz
Coordinates: 50°21′35″N 7°35′52″E / 50.35972°N 7.59778°E / 50.35972; 7.59778Coordinates: 50°21′35″N 7°35′52″E / 50.35972°N 7.59778°E / 50.35972; 7.59778
Country Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
District Urban district
Government
 • Lord Mayor Joachim Hofmann-Göttig (SPD)
Area
 • Total 105.02 km2 (40.55 sq mi)
Elevation 64.7 m (212.3 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 112,586
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 56001–56077
Dialling codes 0261
Vehicle registration KO
Website koblenz.de
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2014)
 Turkey 1,525
 Poland 849
 Russia 572
 Italy 521
 Ukraine 519

Koblenz (German: Koblenz German pronun­cia­tion: [ˈkoːblɛnt͡s]), also spelled Coblenz (English and pre-1926 German spelling) or Coblence (French: Coblence), is a German city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument (Emperor William I on horseback) are situated.

As Koblenz was one of the military posts established by Drusus about 8 BC, the city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992.

The name Koblenz originates from Latin (ad) confluentes,confluence or "(at the) merging of rivers". Subsequently, it was Covelenz and Cobelenz. In the local dialect the name is Kowelenz.

After Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein, it is the third largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate, with a population of c. 106,000 (2006). Koblenz lies in the Rhineland.

Around 1000 BC, early fortifications were erected on the Festung Ehrenbreitstein hill on the opposite side of the Moselle. In 55 BC, Roman troops commanded by Julius Caesar reached the Rhine and built a bridge between Koblenz and Andernach. About 9 BC, the "Castellum apud Confluentes", was one of the military posts established by Drusus.


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