Aachen (German pronunciation: [ˈʔaːxən] ( listen)), forby kent as Bad Aachen (Ripuarian: Óche, Limburgish: Aoke, French: Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch: Aken, Latin: Aquisgrana) is a spa toun in North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany, at the fit o the Eifel an Ardennes Plateaus.[2]

Aachen
Panoramic view o Aachen, includin Kaiser-Karls-Gymnasium (foregrund), ceety haw (back centre) an cathedral (back richt)
Panoramic view o Aachen, includin Kaiser-Karls-Gymnasium (foregrund), ceety haw (back centre) an cathedral (back richt)
Banner o Aachen
Banner
Coat of airms o Aachen
Coat airms
Aachen is located in Germany
Aachen
Aachen
Location o Aachen athin Aachen destrict
Coordinates: 50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E / 50.783; 6.083Coordinates: 50°47′N 6°5′E / 50.783°N 6.083°E / 50.783; 6.083
KintraGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalie
Admin. regionCologne
DestrictAachen
Govrenment
 • Laird MayorMarcel Philipp (CDU)
 • Governing partiesCDU / SPD
Area
 • Total160.85 km2 (62.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total249,070
 • Density1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
52062–52080
Diallin codes0241 / 02405 / 02407 / 02408
Vehicle registrationAC / MON

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns an sister ceeties

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Aachen is twinned wi:[3][4]

References

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  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 Juin 2022.
  2. Young & Stetler 1987, p. 272
  3. a b Anon 2013c
  4. a b c d e f Calderdale Council 2012
  5. Pecinovský 2009