| | Though the cities in Rhineland-Palatinate are not very big - the capital [[Mainz]] has 180,000 inhabitants, [[Ludwigshafen]] 160,000, [[Koblenz]],[[Trier]] and [[Kaiserslautern]] each 100,000, [[Worms]] less than 90,000 - they often have an impressive history, rooted in the days of the [[Roman Empire]]: Trier was founded as ''Augusta Treverorum'' in 16 B.C., arguably the oldest city in Germany. | | Though the cities in Rhineland-Palatinate are not very big - the capital [[Mainz]] has 180,000 inhabitants, [[Ludwigshafen]] 160,000, [[Koblenz]],[[Trier]] and [[Kaiserslautern]] each 100,000, [[Worms]] less than 90,000 - they often have an impressive history, rooted in the days of the [[Roman Empire]]: Trier was founded as ''Augusta Treverorum'' in 16 B.C., arguably the oldest city in Germany. |
| − | Mainz, Trier and [[Cologne]] (in [[North Rhine-Westfalia]]) were the seats of the three spiritual prince-electors from the 13th century until 1801 ([[Treaty of Lunéville]]). | + | Mainz, Trier and [[Cologne]] (in [[North Rhine-Westfalia]]) were the seats of the three spiritual [[prince-electors]] from the 13th century until 1801 ([[Treaty of Lunéville]]). |