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Aachen (German: Aachen) is a city in the German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. The city is close to the border with Netherlands and Belgium, near the LimburgseVaals and near the LiègeKelmis (La Calamine); furthermore, Aachen is about 65 km west of the German city Cologne.Aachen is a city with a long history and a famous cathedral. It is also an industrial center in a coalfield and an important railway junction with connection to the high-speed line (Thalys). Aachen airport, Maastricht Aachen Airport, located on Dutch territory, about 30 km from the city, near Limburgse Brook.
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Arrive
By plane
About 30 km outside the city is located in Netherlands Aachen International Airport: Maastricht Aachen Airport. The center is connected to the airport by a shuttle bus. The airport can be used for smaller aircraft (glider and sports aircraft) Merzbruck, where the rescue helicopter Christoph Europa 1 is also stationed. Merzbrück is a former military base of the Belgian Armed Forces (Landmacht light aircraft). Those airports Cologne/Bonn and Duesseldorf can also be used to travel to Aachen. Because there was now a good rail connection with Aachen, the shuttle buses that ran between these airports and Aachen (the so-called "Airport-Aixpress") have been discontinued from October 31, 2004.
By train
next to it Central Station (Hauptbahnhof). in Aachen there are the stations Aachen-West and Aachen-Rothe Erde and the stops Aachen-Schanz and Eilendorf. The express train Thalys from Cologne to Paris also stops in Aachen. The German express train ICE Brussels-South - Frankfurt has Aachen as a stopping point.
Important regional express trains are:
- Regional Express RE1: Aachen – To last – Cologne – Duesseldorf – Duisburg – Essen – Bochum - Dortmund – hamm (nicknamed NRW Express)
- Regional Express RE4: Aachen – Monchengladbach – Duesseldorf – Wuppertal – Hagen - Dortmund (nicknamed Wupper Express)
- Regional Express RE9: Aachen – To last – Cologne – Siegen (– Giessen) (nicknamed Rhein-Sieg Express)
- Regional Express RE29: Aachen – which advices - Verviers - shutter (nicknamed Euregio AIXpress)
- Regional Bahn RB33: Aachen – Monchengladbach – Duisburg (nicknamed Rhein-Niers-Bahn)
- Regional Bahn RB20: Alsdorf/Heerlen – Herzogenrath – Aachen – Eschweiler – Weisweiler/Stolberg (nicknamed Euregiobahn)
By car
The A4, A44 and A544 motorways converge at the Aachen junction. The A4 connects Aachen with Cologne and closes at the border crossing vetschau connects to the A76 in the Netherlands, the A44 connects Aachen to Düsseldorf and connects to the motorway network of Belgium. The A544 connects the Aachen junction with the Europaplatz in the east of Aachen. As E40 is the A4 from Cologne to the junction Aachen and from there the A44 direction Belgium indicated.Other traffic routes in the urban area of Aachen are the Bundesstraen B1, B57, B258 and B264.
By bus
In 1974 Aachen's last tram line was shut down. Since then, Aachen's public transport has been operated by buses. The lines run throughout the Aachen concession area (Aachener Verkehrsverbund) and in neighboring foreign countries, for example to Vaals and Heerlen or Eupen (Belgium). There are a number of express bus lines to Alsdorf/Aldenhoven, Jülich, Heerlen, Eschweiler, soot/Simmerath and soot/monschau.
By boat
Aachen is not accessible by boat.
Travel around
The city buses are operated by ASEAG (Aachener Straßenbahn und Energieversorgungs AG) with a total of 60 lines. The main point for bus transport is the bus station, where almost all lines stop. Only four lines do not serve the bus station.
In Aachen there is also a night bus network. It consists of seven lines (N1 to N6 and N13), which run every Saturday night, Sunday night and on public holidays at 01:45 and 02:45. The lines drive out of the city in a star shape. With the introduction of the new timetable in 2006, an eighth night line will be added (the N7) that runs from Aachen to Kelmis (La Calamine) in Belgium. The successful line N1 will get one extra ride at 03:45.
The bus company ASEAG was given a cutback target by the city, based on how profitable the lines are. The intention is to adapt the line offer accordingly. In recent years, it was examined whether it was possible to reintroduce the tram into Aachen, but the project failed due to the high costs involved. As a replacement for this project, two double articulated buses from the company Van Hool (type AGG 300) will run on lines 5 and 45 on lines 5 and 45 from 19 September 2005 onward as a test. From 2007 (if the test is successful) a total of 16 buses of this type can be ordered.
To look at
- The Aachen Cathedral is still the city's most remarkable building and is part of the Palatine of Charlemagne. The palace in the Palatinate was rebuilt many times and now forms the Aachen Town Hall. The central court of the Palatinate is still recognizable as the square between the two buildings. The cathedral was the largest church north of the Alps for 400 years. The tombs of Charlemagne and Otto III are located in this church. The relics that Charlemagne had brought from Jerusalem in 799 for the dedication of his royal chapel (palt chapel) are also kept here: the swaddling clothes of the Child Jesus, the loincloth of Jesus Christ, the robe of the Virgin Mary and the cloth in which John the Baptist's head would have been wrapped. However, this was not publicly known until 1239. This gave Aachen Cathedral a religious significance as a place of pilgrimage and a pilgrimage was created. The seven-year cycle of this Sanctuary Canal, however, only emerged in the first half of the 14th century. Thousands of believers still come to Aachen every year for the toning of the relics.
Aachen Cathedral was the first German monument on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
- Rathaus.
- Theater.
- Casino.
To do
To buy
Food
Going out
stay overnight
Camping
- Camping pitch Aachen [1], Branderhofer Weg 11, D-52066 Aachen phone= 49(0241)60880 57, only suitable for Campervans and Caravans.
- The nearby campsite is also favorable Vaals
Youth hostel
- Jugendherberge Aachen - Euregionales Jugendgästehaus [2], Maria Theresa Allee 260, D-52074 Aachen; phone 49(0241)71101-0
Safety
Medical assistance
