Aachen, Germany: General travel information
Aachen, area 161 km², population 259 000, federal state: North Rhine-Westphalia
The historic spa city Aachen is located near the borders to the Netherlands and Belgium. The area around Aachen is settled from neolithic times, the hot springs have been used for spa and baths since roman times.
Charlemagne spend christmas in Aachen in the year of his coronation in 768. Holy Roman Emperor Otto I. was crowned in the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, like most of the kings in the following 500 years, the last being Ferdinand I in 1531
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Main sights
- Aachen cathedral, Chapel and funeral place of Charlemagne, center carolingian built in the 8th century
- Town hall, built in the 14th century
- Grashaus, front from the oldest town hall from 1267
- Haus Loewenstein, house on the market square, built around 1345, gothic architecture
- Medieval town fortification with remaining town gates built 1257
- Church of St. John, built around 1800
- Church of St. Michael, first documentary mentioned 1252, built from 1215 - 1230
- Karlsbrunnen, fountain of Charlemagne, center built in 1620
- Frankenberg castle, built in the 13th century inside a lake
- Museum of international art
Airport
Maastricht Aachen airport (IATA Code: MST), 30km from city center between Aachen and Maastricht in the Netherlands