Trier in brief:
- Federal State Rhineland-Palatinate
- "In the heart of Europe" with close proximity to the borders of Luxembourg, Belgium, France and the Netherlands
- District city with a population of approximately 105,000 inhabitants
- Economic centre of the Mosel/Hunsrück/Eifel region
- University of Trier and University of Applied Sciences Trier with more than 20,000 students
- WIP Science Park in the nearby town of Petrisberg
- A vast number of places of interest
- 9 buildings that are included as UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Hometown of Karl Marx
- Moselle region, in the midst of countless wine-growing areas
- Numerous comprehensive excavations in the surrounding villages with findings from Roman times