- Koblenz is a cathedral city located at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle in the State of Rhineland Palatinate in western Germany.
- It was built in 9 BCE by Drusus the Elder as the Roman Fortress of Castellum apud Confluentes and later became part of the Province of Germania Superior.
History
- Julius Caesar had first built a wooden bridge across the Rhine in 55 BCE during the Gallic Wars. The Site is thought to have been to the south of Koblenz.
- In 49 CE a permanent Roman bridge was built across the Rhine.
- The Romans established vineyards all along the Moselle between Trier and Koblenz.
Museums
- Landesmuseum Koblenz
- Located in the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress on the east bank of the Rhine opposite its confluence with the Moselle.
- A seasonal Cable Car connects Koblenz waterfront with the hilltop fortress by crossing the Rhine.
- The museum holds a reconstruction of a Roman Pile Driver used to build Caesar’s wooden bridge across the Rhine in 55 BCE.
Roman Roads
- A Road ran beside the Rhine from the North Sea to Switzerland.
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