Tarforst is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
an part of the city
Trier
Trier ( , ; ), formerly and traditionally known in English as Trèves ( , ) and Triers (see also Names of Trier in different languages, names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle (river), Moselle in Germany. It lies in a v ...
in
Germany
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with about 7,000 inhabitants. The
University of Trier is situated in the suburb.
The
Romans settled in Tarforst 2,000 years ago.
The village became a part of Trier in 1969.
References
External links
www.tarforst.de
Places of interest and overnight accommodation in Trier-Tarforst
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