Koblenz is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary.
Liebfrauenkirche in Koblenz
Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus c. 8 BC. I. The actual confluence is today known as the “German Corner”, a symbol of the unification of Germany that features an equestrian statue of Emperor William I. The city celebrated its 2,000th anniversary in 1992.
The Deutsches Eck (Deutsche Ecke)
It ranks in population behind Mainz and Ludwigshafen am Rhein to be the third-largest city in Rhineland-Palatinate. Its usual-residents’ population is 115,000. Koblenz lies in a narrow flood plain between high hill ranges, some reaching mountainous height, and is served by an express rail and autobahn network. It is part of the populous Rhineland.
Here is a photographic impression of the city of Koblenz.