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Aachen


 

Aachen (French Aix-la-Chapelle, Dutch Aken, Latin Aquisgranum, Ripuarian Oche) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km to the west of Cologne, and the westernmost city in Germany, at {{coor dm|50|46|N|6|6|E|}}. Population: 256,605 (2003).

Name in Different Languages

Aachen is known in different languages by different names (see also Names of European cities in different languages). The names derive from either the German, French or Latin name.

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