Koblenz was given its name by the Romans with the construction of "Castellum apud Confluentes."
Visitors on the trail of Koblenz's past find themselves caught up in the history of a town which over the centuries was captured by the Franconians, chosen by dukes (electoral princes) as residence, occupied by the French and ruled by Prussia. It's a truly European place.
Fortress walls and towers, castles, residences, monuments and parks paint a convincing picture of the town's eventful past. Emperors, dukes and kings have resided in Koblenz. Visitors from all over the world discover the buildings and cultural heritage they left behind.
A Brief History of the City
| From 600,000 B.C. | Settlements of the Central Rhine |
| Just before birth of Christ | The Celtic Treveri settled |
| About 9 B.C. | Presumed date of the erection of a roman earth fort ("apud confluentes") |
| About 250 A.D. | Destruction of the unfortified Roman Coblenz by the Franks |
| Before 500 | Captured by the Franks |
| 842 | Negotiations between the ambassadors of the sons of Emperor Ludwig the Pious in Koblenz about dividing the Empire |
| 843 | In the Treaty of Verdun Emperor Lothar I receives among other things Koblenz wich from now belongs to Lotharingia |
| 1018 | Emperor Henry II bestows the royal court of Koblenz on the Archbishop Poppo of Trier |
| 1562 | As a result of the "Leyana" decree a close link is formed between the town and the Electorate of Trier |
| 1609 - 1611 | The town and the fort of Ehrenbreitstein are fortified with ramparts |
| 1688 | Immense destruction is caused by the bombarding of the town by the troops of King Louis XIV of France |
| 1794 | Seizure of the town by the French |
| 1798 - 1814 | Koblenz is the capital of the French départment "Rhin et Moselle" |
| 1815 | Following the decision of the Vienna congress, Koblenz becomes Prussian and is made capital of the Province of Rhine in 1822 |
| 1850 - 1857 | The Prussian military governor Prince William - later the German Emperor William I - resides in Koblenz as the Prussian military governor with his wife Augusta |
| 1918 | American occupation |
| 1923 | Transfer of the military authority from the Americans to the French |
| 1929 | The French occupying troops leave Koblenz |
| 1944 | Large parts of the town are destroyed in air attacks |
| 1945 | Koblenz becomes the seat of administration of the newly founded province of Rhineland-Hesse-Nassau |
| 1947 - 1950 | Koblenz is seat of government for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| 1962 | Koblenz has 100.000 inhabitants |
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