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Definition: Koblenz from The Macquarie Dictionary
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a town in Germany (formerly in West Germany) in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle rivers.

Formerly Coblenz


Koblenz

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Commercial and university city in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Mosel, 59 km/37 mi northwest of Mainz; population (2005 est) 106,500. It has been a fortress city since Roman times, and an important communications centre. Industries range from barge-building and aluminium-rolling to the production of cigars and paper. The wine and brewing trades are also important. Features The city has several old churches, including the the 12th-century St Florin's and the mainly 13th-century St Kastor's, which was consecrated in 836. The palace of the last elector was built in the 1780s, and the elector's fortress dates partly from the 13th century. Other notable buildings are the baroque Rathaus (town hall) and the 14th-century bridge over the Mosel. On the right bank of the Rhine is the great fortress of Ehrenbreitstein (1816–32), constructed on the site of an earlier fort of the electors of Trier. It now houses the Museum of Technology and the Rhine…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kō'blĕnts), Eng. Coblenz , city (1994 pop. 109,810), Rhineland-Palatinate, W Germany, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle (Ger. Mosel ) rivers. Its manufactures include furniture, pianos, clothing, and chemicals, and the city serves as an important trade center for Rhine and Moselle…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Commercial and university city in the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, at the junction of the rivers Rhine and Mosel, 59 km/37 mi northwest of Mainz; population (2005 est) 106,500. It has been a fortress city since Roman times, and an important communications centre. Industries range from…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2002 est.: 107,730), western Germany. Situated at the junction of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, it was founded by the Romans in 9 bc . It was a Frankish royal seat in the 6th century ad and was chartered as a city in 1214. The French occupied the city in 1794, and it passed to Prussia in…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, at confluence of Moselle and Rhine rivers 50 mi. (80 km.) SSE of Cologne; pop. (1992e) 109,046; trades in wine; furniture; tourism. Orig. a Roman station; became city 13th cent.; besieged by French 1688; a place of refuge for French émigrés during Revolution; …
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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Pool near Koblenz, Germany 18th Century Print
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Full text Article Koblenz, Ehrenbreitstein, c.1910 (b/w photo)

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Koblenz, Ehrenbreitstein, c.1910 (b/w photo)
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Map of Trier, Koblenz and Rothenburg ob der Tauber from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun, 1541-1622 and Franz Hogenberg, 1540-1590, engraving
Credit: Map of Trier, Koblenz and Rothenburg ob der Tauber from Civitates Orbis Terrarum by Georg Braun, 1541-1622 and Franz Hogenberg, 1540-1590, engraving / De Agostini Picture Library / R. Merlo / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Cartography, Germany, 16th century. Map of Trier, Koblenz and…
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Germany - Middle Rhine Valley (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2002) - Koblenz
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