Aachen cities region

German district of North Rhine-Westphalia
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Aachen cities region

Summary

Aachen cities region is a special municipality association of Germany[1]. It draws 240 Wikipedia views per month (special_municipality_association_of_germany category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aachen cities region was a member of Landschaftsverband Rheinland[3].
  • Aachen cities region was a member of association for pedestrian and bicycle-friendly cities, townships and districts in North Rhine Westphalia[4].
  • Aachen cities region was a member of Climate Alliance[5].
  • Aachen cities region was a member of Q131586184[6].
  • Aachen cities region is located in Cologne Government Region[7].
  • Aachen cities region is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Aachen cities region's head of government is recorded as Helmut Etschenberg[9].
  • Aachen cities region's instance of is recorded as special municipality association of Germany[10].
  • Aachen cities region's instance of is recorded as third-level administrative division[11].
  • Aachen cities region's instance of is recorded as rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].
  • Aachen cities region's capital is recorded as Aachen[13].
  • Aachen cities region's shares border with is recorded as Düren district[14].
  • Aachen cities region's shares border with is recorded as Heinsberg[15].
  • Aachen cities region's shares border with is recorded as Euskirchen[16].
  • Aachen cities region's shares border with is recorded as Province of Liege[17].
  • Aachen cities region's shares border with is recorded as Limburg[18].
  • Aachen cities region's main regulatory text is recorded as Q300696[19].
  • Aachen is named after Aachen cities region[20].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aachen[21].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Alsdorf[22].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Baesweiler[23].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eschweiler[24].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Herzogenrath[25].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Monschau[26].
  • Aachen cities region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Roetgen[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include special municipality association of Germany[10], third-level administrative division[11], and rural district of North Rhine-Westphalia[12].

Origins

Aachen is named after Aachen cities region[20]. October 21, 2009 marks the founding of it[28].

Why It Matters

Aachen cities region draws 240 Wikipedia views per month (special_municipality_association_of_germany category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . agfs-nrw.de. Retrieved . agfs-nrw.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . klimabuendnis.org. klimabuendnis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Headquarters location Aachen
    Named after Aachen
    Official website https://www.staedteregion-aachen.de/
    Located in
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