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Aachen is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located in the Regierungsbezirk Cologne. More

Aachen is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located in the Regierungsbezirk Cologne. The city has 263,800 inhabitants (2023) and covers an area of 160.85 km². It is located in the North Eifel, close to the Belgian and Dutch borders, near Vaals (NL) and Kelmis (BE), about 55 km west of Cologne.

Aachen is a district-free city within the Aachen metropolitan area and forms a cross-border agglomeration with Vaals, Kerkrade and Kelmis. The city has a rich history, with the Aachen Cathedral as a well-known monument. In addition, it is an important industrial centre in a former coal region and a railway junction, connected to the high-speed line to Cologne and Liège.

Maastricht Aachen Airport, on Dutch territory near Beek, is located about 30 km from the city. The RWTH Aachen is one of Europe's largest technical universities, with the University Hospital on Campus Melaten, one of the largest in Germany.

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Burtscheid Kurgarten (1904)