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  • Nijmegen Travel Guide & City Information

Nijmegen is one of the cities that claims to be the oldest city in The Netherlands and was already of some importance in the Roman era, when a fortress occupied this site. Still, its main monument, the Valkhof is medieval, build after the Charlemagnes Paltz chapel in Achen as a symbol of the importance of this city as one of the principal seats of the administration of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1155 the complex was rebuild by Barbarossa. Today theres a debate going what to do with the ruin. Other sites are the weighing house and the St. Stephen church. This city on the Waal is a regional centre. It has a small but lively center with lots of shops. At night the students make it their town.