Bitburg (English - "Bit Castle") is a city in Germany, capital of the district Bitburg-Prüm, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Bitburg-Prüm is a district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... The Rhenish Palatinate (Rheinpfalz, sometimes Lower Palatinate or Niederpfalz) occupies rather more than a quarter of the German Bundesland (federal state) of Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) and contains the towns of Ludwigshafen, Kaiserslautern, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Pirmasens, Landau and Speyer. ...

It is situated approx. 25 km (16 mi.) north-west of Trier, and 50 km (31 mi.) north-east of Luxembourg (city). Two American airbases, Bitburg Air Base and Spangdahlem Air Base, are located nearby. The city of Trier (Latin: Augusta Treverorum; French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier; Italian: ; Spanish: ) is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. ... District Luxembourg Canton Luxembourg Area 51. ... An Airbase, sometimes referred to as a military airport or airfield, provides basing and support of military aircraft. ... Bitburg Air Base is a American air force base located 2 mi (3 km) SE of Bitburg , 20 mi (32 km) N of Trier, and 135 mi (217 km) W of Wiesbaden Germany. ... Spangdahlem Air Base is a United States Air Force base located near the small German town of Spangdahlem, near the city of Trier. ...

History

The city’s name derives from its Celtic toponym, Beda. A Celtic cross. ... Toponymy is the taxonomic study of toponyms (place-names), their origins and their meanings. ...

Bit Castle was created approximately 2000 years ago as a stopover for traffic from Lyon, through Metz and Trier to Cologne. The first mentioned name was “Vicus Beda”. Emperor Konstantine expanded the settlement to a road castle around 330, the central part of which forms the town centre to the present day. Bit Castle is first documented only after the end of the Roman Empire around 715 as “castrum bedense”. Bitburg subsequently became part of Franconia.   City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Arpitan: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Rhône-Alpes Département Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... For other uses of Metz, see Metz (disambiguation) City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ... The city of Trier (Latin: Augusta Treverorum; French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier; Italian: ; Spanish: ) is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. ... Köln redirects here. ... Events May 11 - Constantine I refounds Byzantium, renames it New Rome, and moves the capital of the Roman Empire there from Rome. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Events August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. ... The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ...

In 1262, the castle gained municipal rights. In the middle of the tenth century the city came under the county of Luxembourg (later duchy), and in 1443 to the county of Burgundy. After 1506 the place belonged first to the Spanish Netherlands, and from 1714 to the Austrian Netherlands. In 1794 the city came under French administration, and in 1798 principal place of a canton of the forest section (Département of the Forêts). This led to a short lived economic upturn, and Bit Castle received among other things a court and a land registry. Events Strasbourg becomes a Free City of the Holy Roman Empire First Visconti become the lord of Iceland swear fealty to the king of Norway, bringing an end to the Icelandic Commonwealth Births Ladislaus IV of Hungary Deaths Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona... Events Albanians, under Skanderbeg, defeat the Turks John Hunyadi defeats Turks at the Battle of Nis Vlad II Dracul begins his second term as ruler of Wallachia, succeeding Basarab II. Births January 27 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (died 1500) February 23 - Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (died 1490) May 17 - Edmund... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1815 by the resolution of the Congress of Vienna, Bit Castle transferred to the Kingdom of Prussia, where it belonged administratively as district town until 1822 to the province Niederrhein, then to the Rhine province. The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Congress of Vienna by Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1819. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Like the remaining parts of Eifel, Bit Castle was very poor. Economic ascent began again with the seizure of power of Adolf Hitler and the measures for the creation of war-important infrastructure, particularly the West Barrier, new armed forces barracks and with the development of the Kylltaleisenbahn. The Eifel is a hilly region in Germany. ... Hitler redirects here. ...

On 24 December 1944, Bit castle was 85% destroyed by air raids, and later explained by the Americans as a officially a “dead city”. Subsequently, Luxembourg soldiers occupied the city, replaced by the French from 1955. In 1965 a NATO base was opened under American leadership. At the end of the 1980's, the French withdrew their last troops and NATO took over the former French barracks. After the First Gulf War large parts of the USAF 53rd were moved into the larger Spangdahlem base. In 1994, NATO finally quit most of the castle for the airport. December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Reagan visit controversy

The proposed visit began as part of a plan to observe the 40th anniversary of V-E Day. As U.S. President Ronald Reagan was scheduled to attend a G6 economic summit in Bonn that week in 1985, West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl saw an opportunity to demonstrate the strength of the friendship that existed between Germany and its former foe. During a November 1984 visit to the White House, Kohl appealed to Reagan to join him in symbolizing the reconciliation of their two countries at a German military cemetary. It was suggested that the Kolmeshöhe Cemetery near Bitburg was both suitably close and relevant, as 11,000 Americans attached to a nearby airbase lived in harmony with the same number of Germans. Reagan agreed, and later told an aide he felt he owed Kohl, who despite considerable public and political opposition had stood steadfast with Reagan on the deployment of Pershing missiles in West Germany, when Reagan had been determined to respond to the placement of Soviet missiles that threatened Europe. Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... The Group of Eight (G8) consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany, located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... For other articles with similar names, see Chancellor (disambiguation). ... Dr. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a Catholic German conservative politician and statesman. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... Pershing may refer to: John J. Pershing (1860-1948), US general M26 Pershing, US tank MGM-31 Pershing, US ballistic missile Pershing County, Nevada Robert Pershing Wadlow (1918-1940), the tallest human ever recorded Pershing A US broker/dealer, in the Bank of New York Group This is a disambiguation...

Planning

In February 1985, then White House deputy chief of staff Michael Deaver made an advance-planning visit to Bitburg. The 32 rows of headstones were covered with snow. Deaver was usually very skillful in carrying out his role as public relations maestro for Reagan, but this time he and his team failed to discover that 49 members of the Waffen-SS were buried at Kolmeshohe. A decision was made by the Reagan team not to include a visit to a concentration camp, as had been previously suggested by Kohl. The president said he didn't want to risk "reawakening the passions of the time" or offend his hosts by visiting a death camp. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Keith Deaver (April 11, 1938-) was United States President Ronald Reagans Deputy White House Chief of Staff from January 1981 until May 1985. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ...

Announcement

On 11 April 1985, then White House press secretary Larry Speakes informed the media of the planned visit to Bitburg. When asked who was buried at Kolmeshohe, Speakes said he thought both American and German soldiers were there. Reporters soon discovered that no American servicemen were in the cemetery (in fact, the remains of all U.S. soldiers had long since been removed from German soil), and the distinctly close location of the Waffen-SS graves to the proposed ceremony. When questioned, Bitburg Mayor Theo Hallet pointed out, all German military cemeteries were likely to contain at least a few SS graves. Such distinctions, though, failed to placate those who were opposed to Reagan's visit on moral grounds. April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry Speakes (born September 13, 1939) was the spokesman for the White House under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. ...

Controversy

This planned visit caused a great deal of anger, mainly on the part of Jews and former World War II soldiers. Many prominent government officials, U.S. Army officers, and celebrities, protested the planned visit. Concentration camp survivor and author Elie Wiesel spoke out on the topic at an unrelated White House ceremony, saying, "I ... implore you to do something else, to find another way, another site. That place, Mr. President, is not your place." 53 senators (including 11 Republicans), signed a letter asking the president to cancel, and 257 representatives (including 84 Republicans) signed a letter urging Chancellor Kohl to withdraw the invitation. Former Army S/Sgt. Jim Hively mailed his World War II decorations, including a silver star and a bronze star, to Reagan in protest. The Ramones recorded the song "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)," which alludes to Bedtime for Bonzo and Bonzo Goes to College, two movies from Reagan's film career that co-starred a chimpanzee, and Frank Zappa recorded "Reagan At Bitburg". Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Eliezer Wiesel (commonly known as Elie) (born September 30[1], 1928) is a world-renowned Romanian-Hungarian Jewish novelist, philosopher, humanitarian, political activist, and Holocaust survivor. ... North façade of the White House, seen from Pennsylvania Avenue. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... My Brain is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg) is a song recorded by the Ramones in protest of Ronald Reagans visit to a soldiers cemetery in Bitburg, West Germany in May 1985. ... Bedtime for Bonzo is a 1951 comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist. ...

Chancellor Kohl responded in an interview with the New York Times: "I will not give up the idea. If we don't go to Bitburg, if we don't do what we jointly planned, we will deeply offend the feelings of [my] people." A poll revealed that 72% of West Germans thought the visit should go forward as planned. Kohl admitted that rarely had German-American relations been so strained, and in the days leading up to the visit, the White House and the Chancellery were pitted against each other in the blame game. The White House claimed the Germans had given assurances that nothing in the Bitburg visit would be an "embarrassment" for the president: "As clumsily as we handled it, Kohl &. Co. have surpassed us in spades." A German official said: "The Americans also have a responsibility toward the president. They must also check on the history that is beneath the ground. It was not very intelligent." Reagan defended himself by saying: The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

"These [SS troops] were the villains, as we know, that conducted the persecutions and all. But there are 2,000 graves there, and most of those, the average age is about 18. I think that there's nothing wrong with visiting that cemetery where those young men are victims of Nazism also, even though they were fighting in the German uniform, drafted into service to carry out the hateful wishes of the Nazis. They were victims, just as surely as the victims in the concentration camps" ^[1] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Conscript redirects here, to artificial script. ... Prior to and during World War II Nazi Germany maintained concentration camps (Konzentrationslager or KZ) throughout the territory it controlled. ...

Reagan was criticized for this statement by opponents of the visit. Equating Nazi soldiers with Holocaust victims, responded Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, was "a callous offense for the Jewish people." Many questioned Reagan's claim that most of the SS soldiers at Kolmeshohe had been teenagers drafted against their will into serving, but research revealed most of the 49 SS dead were between the ages of 17 and 20. Some critics claimed that Communications Director Patrick Buchanan wrote those remarks, which he denies ^[2]. Kohl confirmed earlier press comment that in the last days of the war he was able to avoid service in the SS because he was only 15, "but they hanged a boy from a tree who was perhaps only two years older with a sign saying TRAITOR" because he had tried to run away rather than serve." The Union for Reform Judaism, formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UHAC), is an organization which supports Reform Jewish congregations in North America. ... Patrick Buchanan Patrick Joseph Buchanan (born November 2, 1938), usually known as Pat Buchanan, is an American conservative journalist and a well known television political commentator. ...

Kohl made a call to the White House days before Reagan's visit to make sure the president wasn't wavering in the face of criticism, not to mention pressure from wife Nancy. The Chancellor's aide, Horst Teltschik later said: "Once we knew about the SS dead at Bitburg - knowing that these SS people were seventeen to eighteen years of age, and knowing that some Germans were forced to become members of the SS, having no alternative - the question was, Should this be a reason to cancel?" Reagan aide Robert McFarlane later said: "Once Reagan learned that Kohl would really be badly damaged by a withdrawal, he said 'We can't do that; I owe him.'" Prior to sending Deaver back to West Germany for the third time, just two days before the scheduled visit, Reagan told his deputy chief of staff: "I know you and Nancy don't want me to go through with this, but I don't want you to change anything when you get over there, because history will prove I'm right. If we can't reconcile after forty years, we are never going to be able to do it." Nancy Davis Reagan (born July 6, 1921) is the widow of Ronald Reagan and was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. ... Robert Carl Bud McFarlane (born July 12,1937), was National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to late 1985 and became one of the administration’s primary scapegoats during the Iran-Contra Affair. ...

There was one announced change: an added visit to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to itinerary. Present-day entrance to Bergen-Belsen Bergen-Belsen, (or Belsen) was a Nazi concentration camp in Lower Saxony, southwest of the town of Bergen near Celle. ...

The visit

Reagan and Kohl at Bitburg, 5 May 1985. General Matthew Ridgway stands beside Reagan, while General Johannes Steinhoff stands behind Kohl

On Sunday 5 May, Reagan and Kohl appeared at the Bergen-Belsen death camp. The president's speech there, according to Time, was a "skillful exercise in both the art of eulogy and political damage control." Reagan said: Image File history File links Regan_Kohl_Bitburg_1985. ... Image File history File links Regan_Kohl_Bitburg_1985. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Dr. Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born April 3, 1930) is a Catholic German conservative politician and statesman. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895–July 26, 1993) was a United States Army general. ... Johannes Steinhoff (September 15, 1913 - February 21, 1994) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II and a senior West German air force officer after the war . ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ...

"All these children of God, under bleak and lifeless mounds, the plainness of which does not even hint at the unspeakable acts that created them. Here they lie, never to hope, never to pray, never to live, never to heal, never to laugh, never to cry. . . . And then, rising above all this cruelty, out of this tragic and nightmarish time, beyond the anguish, the pain and suffering, and for all time, we can and must pledge: never again."

Reagan spent only eight minutes at the Kolmeshohe Cemetery. Along with Kohl, 90-year-old General Matthew Ridgway, who had commanded the 82nd Airborne in World War II, and Luftwaffe ace and former head of NATO General Johannes Steinhoff, Reagan placed a wreath at a wall of remembrance. After placing the wreath, and standing to attention in honour while a short trumpet salute was played, at its end Steinhoff in an unscripted act turned and shook hands firmly with a pleased Ridgway in a true act of reconciliation. Reagan smiled, and firmly shook the General's hand, while a shocked Kohl later thanked Steinhoff for his actions. Steinhoff later said that is just seemed the right thing to do. Matthew Bunker Ridgway (March 3, 1895–July 26, 1993) was a United States Army general. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ... Johannes Steinhoff (September 15, 1913 - February 21, 1994) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II and a senior West German air force officer after the war . ...

Security was heavy for the three-mile route from the NATO airbase at Kolmeshohe, lined with 2,000 policemen - one posted every twelve feet: few protesters showed up. Reagan made one last appearance with Kohl at the airbase, before 7,500 spectators waving American and West German flags. Kohl thanked the president for staying the course: "This walk . . . over the graves of soldiers was not an easy walk. I thank you personally as a friend that you undertook this walk with me." Reagan responded candidly: "This visit has stirred many emotions in the American and German people too. Some old wounds have been reopened, and this I regret very much, because this should be a time of healing." ^[3]

Today

Today Bitburg is a city in the Eifel, near Trier. Bitburg's Mayor, Dr. Joachim Streit, while not a party member, is ideologically aligned with the Social Democratic Party. Bitburg has circa 14,112 citizens. The biggest company is the Bitburger Brauerei, one of the largest beer manufacturers in the world. Bitburger Bier is a major sponsor of the German soccer team. Bitburg hosts the annual European Festival of Folklore. The Eifel is a hilly region in Germany. ... The city of Trier (Latin: Augusta Treverorum; French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier; Italian: ; Spanish: ) is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Social Democratic Party may refer to: Afghan Social Democratic Party Social Democratic Party (Albania) Social Democratic Party (Andorra) Social Democratic Party of Austria Brazilian Social Democracy Party Social Democratic Party (Central African Republic) Social Democratic Party of Croatia Czech Social Democratic Party Socialdemokratiet, Denmark Social Democratic Party (East Timor) Social... Bitburger is a pilsner beer brewed in Bitburg, Germany since 1817. ... For other uses, see beer (disambiguation). ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9...

Bitburg had an air base which is not active but still houses American troops and civilians. Today only parts of the barracks are left in Bitburg by NATO in requirement, and it is now considered part of Spangdahlem Airbase. At 31 December 2005 3,210 American soldiers and their dependents live in the city. The housing is to close by 2008. For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

City quarters

• Bitburg-Erdorf (Train-Station)
• Bitburg-Irsch
• Bitburg-Masholder
• Bitburg-Matzen
• Bitburg-Mötsch
• Bitburg-Stahl

Economics and Industry

The most well-known enterprise and landmark of the city is the Bitburger brewery.

In 1995, the former NATO base was designated the Bitburg Airfield Trade Area, providing 500 hectares and at present a home where 180 enterprises have established themselves. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation[1] (NATO), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, the Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for collective security established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, DC, on 4 April 1949. ...

Transport

The station Bitburg is part of the Eifel course (KBS 474). Trains which pass through include:

• The Eifel Mosel express (RH 12) - Cologne, Euskirchen, Gerolstein, Trier
• The Eifel course (RB 83) - Gerolstein, Trier

The Nims Sauertalbahn branch accesses Bitburg (city), which originally crossed the Irrel. The trackage was shut down in several sections, with the last section to Wolsfeld shut from 1997. The remaining six kilometres were removed in 2006, and re-designed to a large extent to a cycle track. Köln redirects here. ... Euskirchen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of the district Euskirchen. ... Gerolstein is a town and climatic health resort in western Germany. ... The city of Trier (Latin: Augusta Treverorum; French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier; Italian: ; Spanish: ) is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. ... Gerolstein is a town and climatic health resort in western Germany. ... The city of Trier (Latin: Augusta Treverorum; French: ; Luxembourgish Tréier; Italian: ; Spanish: ) is situated on the western bank of the Moselle River in a valley between low vine-covered hills of ruddy sandstone. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Partner-Cities

The city is partnered/twinned with:

• Arlon - Belgium, since 1965
• Bad Köstritz - Thuringia, since 1992
• Diekirch - Luxembourg since 1962
• Rethel - France, since 1965
• Shelbyville - Kentucky USA, since 1962

St Martin church, Arlon Arlon (Dutch: Aarlen, German: Arel) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Luxembourg, of which it is the capital. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Bad Köstritz is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. ... The Republic of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 km² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Diekirch is a town in Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Rethel is a commune of northeastern France, in the Ardennes département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Shelbyville is a city located in Shelby County, Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

References

1. ^ http://www.buchanan.org/pma-99-1105-wallstjl.html
2. ^ http://www.buchanan.org/pma-99-1105-wallstjl.html
3. ^ http://www.vlib.us/amdocs/texts/reagan051985.html

External links

• Official City Website
• The Eighties Club: Bitburg

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