Trier

Summary

Trier is a city^[1]. Trier ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,715 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Trier was a member of Climate Alliance^[3].
• Trier was a member of Mayors for Peace^[4].
• Trier was a member of City diet Rhineland-Palatinate^[5].
• Trier was a member of QuattroPole^[6].
• Trier is located in Rhineland-Palatinate^[7].
• Trier is in the country of Germany^[8].
• Trier is in the country of Electorate of Trier^[9].
• Trier is on the body of water Moselle^[10].
• Trier's head of government is recorded as Wolfram Leibe^[11].
• Trier's instance of is recorded as city^[12].
• Trier's instance of is recorded as big city^[13].
• Trier's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[14].
• Trier's instance of is recorded as urban district of Rhineland-Palatinate^[15].
• Trier's instance of is recorded as district capital^[16].
• Trier's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[17].
• Trier's shares border with is recorded as Aach^[18].
• Trier's shares border with is recorded as Trier-Saarburg^[19].
• Trier followed Augusta Treverorum^[20].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Metz^[21].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pula^[22].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ascoli Piceno^[23].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gloucester^[24].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Q2766547^[25].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fort Worth^[26].
• Trier's twinned administrative body is recorded as Weimar^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Germany^[8], a sovereign state^[28], in Germany^[29], founded in 1949^[30] and Electorate of Trier^[9], a state in the Holy Roman Empire^[31], in Germany^[32], founded in 0898^[33]. Trier is located in Rhineland-Palatinate^[7]. Trier is on the body of water Moselle^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+108472'}^[34], {'amount': '+114914'}^[35], {'amount': '+80000'}^[36], {'amount': '+10000'}^[37], {'amount': '+2677'}^[38], and {'amount': '+8829'}^[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[12], big city^[13], urban municipality in Germany^[14], urban district of Rhineland-Palatinate^[15], district capital^[16], and ancient city^[17].

History and Context

16 BC marks the founding of Trier^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Trier include Trier-Föhren airfield^[41], a commercial airfield^[42], in Germany^[43]; Trier^[44], a Regierungsbezirk^[45], in Kingdom of Prussia^[46], founded in 1815^[47]; Trier-Saarburg^[48], a district of Rhineland-Palatinate^[49], in Germany^[50]; and Bahnhof Trier-Süd^[51], a railway station^[52], in Germany^[53].

Why It Matters

Trier ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,715 views/month).^[2] Trier has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Trier is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Trier include Trier-Föhren airfield^[41], a commercial airfield^[42], in Germany^[43]; Trier^[44], a Regierungsbezirk^[45], in Kingdom of Prussia^[46], founded in 1815^[47]; Trier-Saarburg^[48], a district of Rhineland-Palatinate^[49], in Germany^[50]; and Bahnhof Trier-Süd^[51], a railway station^[52], in Germany^[53].