Trier-Saarburg District

Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and Merzig-Wadern (Saarland). To the west it borders Luxembourg. The district-free city Trier is completely surrounded by the district.

History
The district was created in 1969 by merging the previous districts Trier and Saarburg.

Geography
The main river in the district is the Moselle. The area between its tributaries, the Ruwer and the Saar, is also well known as one of the prime wine regions of Germany.

Museums

 * Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum, Konz
 * Fell Exhibition Slate Mine
 * Air museum, Hermeskeil
 * Railway and steam engine museum, Hermeskeil