Aachen

Summary

Aachen is a big city^[1]. Aachen draws 1,963 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 image is recorded as Aachen Germany Imperial-Cathedral-01.jpg^[7].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as college town^[9].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as border city^[10].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as spa town^[11].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany^[12].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia^[13].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as special municipality association of Germany^[14].
• Aachen's instance of is recorded as district capital^[15].
• Aachen's flag image is recorded as Flagge Aachen.svg^[16].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Herzogenrath^[17].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Würselen^[18].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Eschweiler^[19].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Stolberg^[20].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Roetgen^[21].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Raeren^[22].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Kelmis^[23].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Plombières^[24].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Vaals^[25].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Gulpen-Wittem^[26].
• Aachen's shares border with is recorded as Simpelveld^[27].

Body

Identity

Aachen's part of is recorded as Rhineland^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

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

Why It Matters

Aachen draws 1,963 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 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

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