臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)古(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)遺址,為后趙(zhao),北(bei)魏(wei)至金“臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)故城(cheng)(cheng)”,因居于漢屯氏(shi)別河(he)之東(dong)西而分“水東(dong)臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)”和(he)“水西臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)”,后趙(zhao)時期,改清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)淵縣(xian)(xian)為臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)之名始于此),建(jian)城(cheng)(cheng)于今臨西縣(xian)(xian)倉(cang)上村東(dong)臥牛坑內。史(shi)稱“水東(dong)臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)”,北(bei)魏(wei)年間(jian)又建(jian)臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)城(cheng)(cheng)于今臨西縣(xian)(xian)倉(cang)上村南北(bei)月洼(wa)中,史(shi)稱“水西臨清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)”。隋代開挖的大運河(he)永濟渠段穿縣(xian)(xian)西門而過。2013年5月,被國(guo)(guo)務院核定(ding)為第七批全國(guo)(guo)重點(dian)文(wen)物保(bao)護單位。
唐(tang)代,古(gu)(gu)(gu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)分赤,畿,望(wang)(wang),緊,上(shang),中(zhong),下(xia)七級,時(shi)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(治今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)倉(cang)上(shang))為望(wang)(wang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),乃(nai)貝州大(da)(da)(da)(da)古(gu)(gu)(gu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),析臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)南部(bu)而(er)建(jian)的(de)(de)(de)永濟(ji)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(治今(jin)北(bei)館(guan)陶(tao)(tao)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),原(yuan)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)張橋(qiao)(qiao)店(dian),詳情見于舊(jiu)唐(tang)書(shu))與(yu)(yu)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)河(he)(he)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)同為緊縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)。時(shi)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)有唐(tang)代大(da)(da)(da)(da)的(de)(de)(de)正倉(cang),素有“國之(zhi)北(bei)庫”之(zhi)美(mei)譽。宋(song)代大(da)(da)(da)(da)水,臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)入(ru)宗(zong)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)為鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),永濟(ji)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)被廢并(bing)入(ru)館(guan)陶(tao)(tao)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),一(yi)(yi)年后(hou)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)復設(she),永濟(ji)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)一(yi)(yi)部(bu)分尋(xun)隸(li)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing),館(guan)陶(tao)(tao)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)將古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)由(you)東古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)遷往臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)張橋(qiao)(qiao)店(dian),原(yuan)永濟(ji)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(今(jin)山東冠縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)北(bei)館(guan)陶(tao)(tao)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen))。金代臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)被毀,運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)由(you)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)尖冢(zhong)(zhong)(今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)尖冢(zhong)(zhong))改道(dao)衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he),金天會(hui)年間(jian),臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)由(you)倉(cang)集(ji)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)倉(cang)上(shang))遷往曹仁鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)市(shi)舊(jiu)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)村(cun)(cun));1956年清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)平(ping)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)撤(che)銷(xiao),除舊(jiu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區劃(hua)(hua)入(ru)高(gao)唐(tang)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)成立(li)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)平(ping)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),其(qi)余劃(hua)(hua)入(ru)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),即(ji)今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)市(shi)康(kang)莊鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),金郝(hao)莊鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),松林鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),老趙莊鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),戴灣鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),魏灣鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),尚店(dian)鄉(xiang),劉海子鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)等(deng);1964年衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)大(da)(da)(da)(da)水,1965年臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)岸(an)的(de)(de)(de)童村(cun)(cun)(今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),原(yuan)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)故(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)倉(cang)集(ji)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)),下(xia)堡寺鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),呂寨鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),尖冢(zhong)(zhong)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),棗元鄉(xiang),老官(guan)寨鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen),樊村(cun)(cun)鄉(xiang),城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)關(guan)區在衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)岸(an)的(de)(de)(de)西(xi)(xi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區(今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)),水波鄉(xiang),黎博寨,單屯,大(da)(da)(da)(da)劉鄉(xiang)等(deng)等(deng)劃(hua)(hua)入(ru)河(he)(he)北(bei)邢臺專區,成立(li)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),意為臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)。同時(shi)將館(guan)陶(tao)(tao)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)東岸(an)的(de)(de)(de)煙店(dian),八岔路,潘莊,今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)唐(tang)元大(da)(da)(da)(da)部(bu)劃(hua)(hua)入(ru)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)市(shi)。由(you)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)市(shi)保留(liu)了臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)的(de)(de)(de)建(jian)置,但今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)市(shi)是(shi)原(yuan)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)在衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)東岸(an)的(de)(de)(de)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)區和大(da)(da)(da)(da)辛(xin)莊與(yu)(yu)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)平(ping)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),館(guan)陶(tao)(tao)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)的(de)(de)(de)鄉(xiang)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)東拼西(xi)(xi)湊而(er)來,臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)則(ze)保留(liu)了臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)的(de)(de)(de)主(zhu)體。臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)成立(li)后(hou),縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)初設(she)河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)街(臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)在衛(wei)(wei)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)西(xi)(xi)岸(an)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門內的(de)(de)(de)老街巷),于1970年遷至童村(cun)(cun)(今(jin)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)西(xi)(xi)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),原(yuan)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)故(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)倉(cang)集(ji)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)所在地)。此臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺(yi)址(zhi)系臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)故(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng),隋唐(tang)大(da)(da)(da)(da)運(yun)(yun)河(he)(he)故(gu)(gu)道(dao)沿岸(an)的(de)(de)(de)臨(lin)(lin)(lin)(lin)清(qing)(qing)(qing)(qing)古(gu)(gu)(gu)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺(yi)址(zhi)。