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Trier, Germany

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The Resume

    (16 BC- )
    Founded by the Romans as Augusta Treverorum (16 BC)
    Located in the Moselle River valley
    About 9 miles from the border with Luxembourg
    Population: 114,914 (2015)
    Birthplace of Karl Marx

Why Trier, Germany might be annoying:

    It was sacked and burned by Vikings (882).
    It was the site of one of the largest and bloodiest series of witch trials in Europe, with 368 people executed (1581-93).
    France tried to annex it in multiple wars – the Thirty Years’ War, the War of the Grand Alliance, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Polish Succession – finally succeeding during the French Revolution. Then they had to hand it over to Prussia after Napoleon’s defeat.
    On his 200th birthday, the city unveiled an 18-foot tall statue of Karl Marx donated by China (May 5, 2018), leading to debate about whether a democratic nation like Germany should accept a monument designed and built by an authoritarian country.

Why Trier, Germany might not be annoying:

    It is believed to be the oldest city in Germany.
    In Roman times, it was the largest European city north of the Alps.
    It has many Roman buildings that were declared a UNECO World Heritage Site.
    Its Archbishop was one of the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
    Ironically, one of the main reasons the city erected a statue of the father of Communism was the capitalist desire to increase tourism from countries like China.
    For more irony, Marx’s boyhood home became the site of a Euro store (the European equivalent of a dollar store.)

Credit: C. Fishel


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