The city lies in the Meuse–Rhine Euroregion and is the seat of the district of Aachen (Städteregion Aachen). The once Celtic settlement was equipped with several thermae in the course of colonization by Roman pioneers settling at the warm Aachen thermal springs around the 1st century.
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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.
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Today Aachen’s tourist board has set out a “Route Charlemagne” to show you around the sights relating to its former ruler, like the City Hall, site of his palace and where the Imperial coronation feast was held.
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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.
Die Reit-WM bringt die Welt nach Aachen und das Aachen WM Special holt die Stimmung und Begeisterung des Turniers aus der Soers ins Zentrum. Eine abwechslungsreiche Mischung aus Kultur, Kulinarik und mitreißenden Konzerten sorgen für weltmeisterliches Flair.
With more than 15,000 international students, researchers, educators, and staff from over 140 countries, RWTH Aachen University thrives as a hub of international collaboration.