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The name Aachen is a modern descendant, like southern German Ach(e), German: Aach, meaning "river" or "stream", from Old High German ahha, meaning "water" or "stream", which directly translates (and etymologically corresponds) to Latin Aquae, referring to the springs.
- Aachen (Disambiguation)
Aachen is a city in the German state of North...
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Ripuarian (/ ˌ r ɪ p j u ˈ ɛər i ə n / RIP-yoo-AIR-ee-ən;...
- Battle of Aachen
The Battle of Aachen was a battle of World War II, fought by...
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Aachen Town Hall (German: Aachener Rathaus) is a landmark of...
- Aachen (Disambiguation)
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- Learn about the history of Aachen City and its importance to Charlemagne as a city
Aachen, French Aix-la-Chapelle, City (pop., 2007 est.: 258,770), western Germany, southwest of Cologne. It was inhabited by Romans in the 1st century ad. A center of Carolingian culture, and the second city of Charlemagne’s empire, it was the site of his great palace. The cathedral built by Charlemagne c. 800 saw the coronation of most German kings...
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Aachen ( / ˈɑːxən / ⓘ AH-khən, German: [ ˈaːxn̩] ⓘ; French: Aix-la-Chapelle; Aachen dialect: Oche [ ˈɔːxə]; Latin: Aquae Granni or Aquisgranum) is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 252,000 inhabitants.
May 21, 2018 · The name Aquae Grani, first mentioned at the time of Charlemagne, means water. The earliest traces of Christianity appear in graves and in a chapel (5th century) at an ancient bath shrine, which King Pepin replaced with a small palace chapel.
Aachen (/ ˈ ɑː x ən / German: [ˈʔaːxn̩] ; Aachen dialect: Oche; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle French: [ɛks la ʃapɛl]; Latin: Aquae Granni or Aquisgranum; Dutch: Aken) is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
1306 – Aachen becomes a Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire. 1309 – Coronation of Henry VII as King of the Romans. 1314 – Coronation of Louis IV as King of the Romans. 1349 – Coronation of Charles IV as King of the Romans. 1353 – Aachen Town Hall built.
Feb 22, 2024 · Aachen was the winter capital of Charlemagne, Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 800 to 814 AD. The city lies at the borders of Germany with Belgium and the Netherlands, forming the economic region called the Euregio .
