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Revision as of 15:59, 9 July 2004 by AmarChandra (talk | contribs) (Removed creditation, trimmed the article)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tiruchirapalli (also spelled Tiruchchirappalli, commonly known as Tiruchi or Trichy, formerly known as Trichinopoly) is a city situated on the banks of the Kaveri river and is centrally located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
It has many historic churches, mosques, temples and monuments. It was an important town in the days of the historic rulers of Trichy. A famous landmark is the Rock Fort built during that time. For this the city is also called the "Rock City."
Considered a good educational town, it has schools that are hundreds of years old, many engineering colleges, and a government-run medical college. Here comes the name of the very reputed school, ERHSS (often called as ER High School).The National Institute of Technology (formerly the Regional Engineering College) and the Bharathidasan Institute of Management are also located in Tiruchirapalli.
Trichy is also the town nearest to the temple towns of Srirangam, and Thiruvanaikkovil.