is one of the most charming wine towns along the Mosel River, in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.
In addition to its vineyards, it is famous for its castle ruins and fine Art Noveau architecture.
As early as 830, it had a documentary mention. Emperor Louis the Pious, Charlemagne’s son, donated Traben with all its rights and privileges,
to the minster at Aachen (Aachen Foundation of Mary), where German kings were crowned.
As Traben-Trarbach was once considered to be, together with Bordeaux, the largest wine trading city in Europe,
extensive sections of the city feature corresponding underground vaults.
Traben and Trarbach were originally two villages on opposite sides of the Mosel River connected by a bridge.
In 1904, the cities merged to become Traben-Trarbach.