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Trier
View over Trier
Coat of arms
Trier
Coordinates: 49°45′N 6°38′E / 49.750°N 6.633°E / 49.750; 6.633Coordinates: 49°45′N 6°38′E / 49.750°N 6.633°E / 49.750; 6.633
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord Mayor	Wolfram Leibe (SPD)
Area
• Total	117.13 km2 (45.22 sq mi)
Elevation	137 m (449 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	114,914
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Trevian
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	54290–54296 (except 54291)
Dialling codes	0651
Vehicle registration	TR
Website	www.trier.de

Largest groups of foreign residents
Country of birth	Population (2013)
Poland	688
France	675
Luxembourg	573
Ukraine	476
Russia	444

Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Trier

Roman bath ruins in Trier.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Coordinates	49°45′24″N 6°38′29″E / 49.7567°N 6.6414°E / 49.7567; 6.6414
Area	117,140,000 m2 (1.2609×109 sq ft)
Criteria	i, iii, iv, vi
Reference	367
Inscription	1986 (10th Session)
Website	www.trier.de
Location of Trier
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Trier (German pronunciation: [tʁiːɐ̯]; Luxembourgish: Tréier [ˈtʀɜɪɐ]), formerly known in English as Treves (French: Trèves, IPA: [tʁɛv]) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. Trier lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region.

Founded by the Celts in the late-4th century BC as Treuorum, it was later conquered by the Romans in the late-1st century BC and renamed Trevorum or Augusta Treverorum (Latin for "The City of Augustus among the Treveri"). Trier may be the oldest city in Germany. It is also the oldest seat of a bishop north of the Alps. In the Middle Ages, the Archbishop-Elector of Trier was an important prince of the church, as the archbishop-electorate controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. The Archbishop-Elector also had great significance as one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire.