Aachen is a city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, at the westernmost edge of Germany where it borders both Belgium and the Netherlands. It served as the political center of the Frankish empire under Charlemagne and was the site where 31 Holy Roman Emperors were crowned between 936 and 1531, a role that earned it a reputation as the cradle of Europe. With roughly 264,000 residents it ranks as the 27th largest city in Germany. Aachen today is a center of technology and education, anchored by RWTH Aachen University, one of the leading engineering schools in the country, and its medieval cathedral and city hall remain landmarks of its imperial past.
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PopulationApproximate figure as stated by the source ("around 264,000"); no explicit census year given in the same passage. Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Latitude50.775556 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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1. Aachen (Wikipedia)
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Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 264,000 inhabitants.
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50°46′32″N 06°05′01″E
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany
View the Source 2. Aachen (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 173 m
P2046 (area)
area 160.85 sq km
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 50.7756,6.0836
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 178.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 6.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 6.25
50.75 6.25 Cfb
5. GeoNames: Aachen - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3247449Quote, cities500 record 3247449
50.77664 6.08342 P PPLA3 DE 07 053 05334 05334002 265208 266 178 Europe/Berlin
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