Aachen

city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Place big_city Q1017
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Aachen

Summary

Aachen is a big city[1]. Aachen draws 1,282 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #42 of 300).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aachen is located in Aachen cities region[3].
  • Aachen is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Aachen is on the body of water Wurm[5].
  • Aachen's head of government is recorded as Michael Ziemons[6].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as college town[8].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as border city[9].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as spa town[10].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[11].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as special municipality association of Germany[13].
  • Aachen's instance of is recorded as district capital[14].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Herzogenrath[15].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Würselen[16].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Eschweiler[17].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Stolberg[18].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Roetgen[19].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Raeren[20].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Kelmis[21].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Plombières[22].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Vaals[23].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Gulpen-Wittem[24].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Simpelveld[25].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Heerlen[26].
  • Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Kerkrade[27].

Body

Identity

Aachen is part of Rhineland[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Aachen include Aachen cities region[29], a special municipality association of Germany[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2009[32]; Aachener Stadtforst[33], a forest[34], in Germany[35]; Aachen Central Station[36], an inter-city rail station[37], in Germany[38]; Treaty of Aachen[39], a treaty[40], in Germany[41]; Aachen West station[42], a junction station[43], in Germany[44]; Aachen-Merzbrück airfield[45], a commercial airfield[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1914[48]; S41[49], a Regional-Express[50], in Germany[51]; and Aachen[52], a district of Germany[53], in Germany[54], founded in 1972[55].

Why It Matters

Aachen draws 1,282 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #42 of 300).[2] Aachen has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Aachen is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

Entities named for Aachen include Aachen cities region[29], a special municipality association of Germany[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2009[32]; Aachener Stadtforst[33], a forest[34], in Germany[35]; Aachen Central Station[36], an inter-city rail station[37], in Germany[38]; Treaty of Aachen[39], a treaty[40], in Germany[41]; Aachen West station[42], a junction station[43], in Germany[44]; and Aachen-Merzbrück airfield[45], a commercial airfield[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1914[48].

References

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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