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Aachen (/ ˈ ɑː x ən / ⓘ AH-khən, German: ⓘ; French: Aix-la-Chapelle; Aachen dialect: Oche; 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.
Aachen, city, North Rhine-Westphalia state, western Germany. It was a royal residence of the emperor Charlemagne, and it served as the principal coronation site of Holy Roman emperors and of German kings from the Middle Ages to the Reformation. Learn more about Aachen in this article.
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Aachen is a city with a rich history, culture and nature at the border of Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. Find your Aachen moment with activities, events, museums, outlets and more.
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50.7773166.0909181 Sultans of Kebab, Peterstraße 23. Döner Kebab, Turkish desserts.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7762866.0893482 Curry-Palast, Komphausbadstraße 39. German cuisine(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7764016.0815073 Café & Bistro Anvers, Kockerellstraße 20.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7760726.0895044 Damascus Gate Restaurant, Peterstraße 36-38. Syrian cuisine(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7800216.0802035 Pont Grill, Pontstraße 119. Very cheap and good chicken, pizza and Turkish food.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7799416.0782346 Polonia, Marienbongard 24. Polish bistro. Has lunch offers. Four to six Polish beers.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7796626.0803987 Kathy‘s Frietnesse, Pontstraße 101-105. Fries with over 50 different sauces. Also hamburgers and Dutch specialities.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7795176.0806458 Saray, Pontstraße 118. Turkish food besides döner kebab.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7753876.07515310 Jakobsimbiss, Jakobstraße 75. Chinese and Thai fast food.(updated May 2022 | edit)50.7725336.07727111 Del Negro, Jakobstraße 73. Best ice cream in town.edit50.7753876.07515312 Babylon, Königstraße / Karlsgraben. "The Kebab Cube" if you have only €2.20 left.editPeople also ask
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Aachen, Germany. Best known as the capital of Charlemagne's Frankish empire, today's Aachen sits at the juncture where Germany meets the Netherlands (the Dutch know it as Aken) and Belgium (where "Walloons" call it Aix-la-Chapelle). But Aachen's history goes back even further than 8th-century Charlemagne. Roman soldiers dating back to the 1st ...
General Information. Aachen is situated directly on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands. It is Germany’s most westerly city, with a population of 250,000. More than 50,000 students attend Aachen’s four major colleges and universities (Rhineland-Westphalian Technical University [RWTH], University of Applied Sciences, Catholic ...