Let us introduce Joerg's origin to you - his hometown Trier
Both his parents, his grandparents, and family were born and raised, and/or still live in Trier. He grew up good 35 km (20 Miles) away in the Hundsrück, a low mountain range in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was born in Hermeskeil, then first lived in Geisfeld, and then in Gusenburg. However he was always a "Trierer" at heart. He knows this city like the backside of his hand, and it is his home - the city he loves the most in Germany.
Trier (Trèves; Tréier; Augusta Treverorum) is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC. Trier is not the only city claiming to be Germany's oldest, but it is the only one that bases this assertion on having the longest history as a city, as opposed to a mere settlement or army camp. Trier lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the German border with Luxembourg and within the important Mosel wine-growing region.
Coat of Arms of Trier
Trier is the oldest seat of a Christian bishop north of the Alps. In the Middle Ages, the Archbishop of Trier was an important ecclesiastical prince, as the Archbishopric of Trier controlled land from the French border to the Rhine. He was also one of the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire. With an approximate population of 100,000, Trier was until 2005 ranked fourth alongside Kaiserslautern among the state's largest cities, after Mainz, Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Koblenz. The nearest large cities in Germany are Saarbrücken, some 80 km (~50 Miles) southeast, and Koblenz, about 100 km (~62 Miles) northeast. The closest city to Trier is the capital of Luxembourg, some 50 km (~31 Miles) to the southwest.
Porta Nigra
Trier Map
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