Editing Koblenz (section)

===Fortified cities===
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[[File:Koblenz - Basilika St. Kastor Westfassade.jpg|thumb|[[Basilica of St. Castor]]]]
[[File:Koblenz - Panorama von Festung Ehrenbreitstein.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view at Koblenz with monument at [[Deutsches Eck]]]]
Its defensive works are extensive, and consist of strong forts crowning the hills encircling the city to the west, and the citadel of [[Ehrenbreitstein]] on the opposite bank of the Rhine. The old city was triangular in shape, two sides being bounded by the Rhine and Mosel and the third by a line of fortifications. The latter were razed in 1890, and the city was permitted to expand in this direction. The [[Koblenz Hauptbahnhof]] (central station) was built on a spacious site outside the former walls at the junction of the [[Linke Rheinstrecke|Cologne-Mainz railway]] and the strategic [[Cannons Railway|Metz-Berlin line]].{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=612}} In April 2011 [[Koblenz-Stadtmitte station]] was opened in the inner city to coincide with the opening of the [[Federal Garden Show 2011]]. The Rhine is crossed by the [[Pfaffendorf Bridge]], originally the location of a rail bridge, but now a road bridge and, a mile south of city, by the [[Horchheim Railway Bridge]], consisting of two wide and lofty spans carrying the [[Lahntal railway]], part of the Berlin railway referred to above. The Moselle is spanned by a Gothic freestone bridge of 14 arches, erected in 1344, two modern road bridges and also by two railway bridges.

Since 1890, the city has consisted of the Altstadt (old city) and the Neustadt (new city) or Klemenstadt. Of these, the Altstadt is closely built and has only a few fine streets and squares, while the Neustadt possesses numerous broad streets and a handsome frontage along the Rhine.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911|p=612}}