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Aachen (/ ˈ ɑː k ən / ⓘ AH-kən, German: ⓘ; Aachen dialect: Oche; Dutch: Aken [ˈaːkə(n)] ⓘ; French: Aix-la-Chapelle; [a] Latin: Aquae Granni or Aquisgranum) is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 261,000 inhabitants.
Aachen, city, North Rhine-Westphalia state, western Germany. It was a royal residence of the emperor Charlemagne, and it served as the principal coronation site of Holy Roman emperors and of German kings from the Middle Ages to the Reformation. Learn more about Aachen in this article.
Jan 26, 2020 · 1. Aachen Cathedral. Source: Shutterstock. Aachen Cathedral. Ordered by Charlemagne as a Palatine chapel at the end of the 8th century, this monument was his burial place in 805. From 936 to 1531 the cathedral also witnessed the coronation of a long line of Holy Roman kings.
Mar 27, 2024 · 27 March 2024. Once a Roman spa town, historic Aachen still draws visitors today who come to visit its centuries-old cathedral and drink the healing waters of Elisenbrunnen. Discover the top things to do in Germany’s most westerly city.
Tourism in Aachen – Welcome to the website of the official tourism organization of the city of Aachen. Here you will find information about city guided tour , overnight stays, sights and everything about your stay.
Best known as the capital of Charlemagne's Frankish empire, today's Aachen sits at the juncture where Germany meets the Netherlands (the Dutch know it as Aken) and Belgium (where "Walloons" call it Aix-la-Chapelle). But Aachen's history goes back even further than 8th-century Charlemagne.
Aachen is situated directly on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands. It is Germany’s most westerly city, with a population of 250,000.
We think Aachen is the most beautiful city in the world. The Aachen Cathedral – the first UNESCO World Heritage Site – and the city's over 2,000 years of history are particularly responsible for this. But it is also the squares, the winding streets and monuments that give it its unique flair. What is it for you?
Aachen [ˈaːxn̩] (Öcher Platt: Oche; französisch Aix-la-Chapelle [ɛkslaʃaˈpɛl]; niederländisch Aken; lateinisch Aquæ Granni) ist eine kreisfreie Großstadt im nordrhein-westfälischen Regierungsbezirk Köln. Die ehemalige Reichsstadt ist Mitglied des Landschaftsverbandes Rheinland und nach dem Aachen-Gesetz mit Wirkung vom 21.
Aachen is a historically important city, spa and university centre in North Rhine-Westphalia, situated at the "three lands corner" where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet.
