Aachen

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

Summary

Aachen is a big city[1]. Aachen draws 9,619 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 Treaty of Aachen[29], a treaty[30]; Aachen Central Station[31], an inter-city rail station[32], in Germany[33]; Aachen-Merzbrück airfield[34], a commercial airfield[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1914[37]; Aachen cities region[38], a special municipality association of Germany[39], in Germany[40], founded in 2009[41]; S41[42], a Regional-Express[43], in Germany[44]; Aachener Stadtforst[45], a forest[46], in Germany[47]; Aachen West station[48], a junction station[49], in Germany[50]; and Aachen[51], a district of Germany[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1972[54].

Why It Matters

Aachen draws 9,619 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.[55] Aachen is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

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

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  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  18. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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