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Koblenz

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Ko·blenz also Co·blenz  (kblnts)
A city of west-central Germany at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers southeast of Bonn. Founded as a Roman frontier station, the city was prominent during Carolingian times as a residence of Frankish kings. Population: 106,000.

Koblenz, Coblenz (German) [ˈkoːblɛnts]
n
(Placename) a city in W central Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate at the confluence of the Rivers Moselle and Rhine: ruled by the archbishop-electors of Trier from 1018 until occupied by the French in 1794; passed to Prussia in 1815, becoming capital of the Rhine Province (1824-1945) and of the Rhineland-Palatinate (1946-50); wine trade centre. Pop.: 108 700 (1999 est.) Latin name Confluentes [ˌkɒnflʊˈɛntiːz]


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