Aachen
city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aachen (/ˈɑːxən/[1][2] German: [ˈʔaːxn̩] (listen); Aachen dialect: Oche [ˈɔːxə]; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle[lower-alpha 1][2][3] French: [ɛks la ʃapɛl]; Latin: Aquae Granni or Aquisgranum; Dutch: Aken) is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has about 260,000 inhabitants and a well-known university, the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH). It is also the location of the 1944 Battle of Aachen during World War II where the United States fought Nazi Germany .
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Aachen | |
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Coordinates: 50°46′34.0″N 6°05′01.6″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Regierungsbezirk | Köln |
District | Aachen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sibylle Keupen |
Area | |
• Total | 160.8 km2 (62.1 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2001) | |
• Total | 236,420 |
• Density | 1,470/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code(s) | 52062–52080 |
Area code(s) | 0241, 02405, 02407, 02408 |
CIN | 05334002 |
Website | Official website |
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