
Aachen (French language ''Aix-la-Chapelle'') 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 . Population: 256,605 (2003). The RWTH Aachen (Rhine-Westphalian Institute of Technology) is one of the major universities for technical studies, especially for electrical and mechanical engineering. As a part of it, the Klinikum Aachen is the biggest single-building hospital in Europe. Over time, a host of software and computer industries have developed around the RWTH. Aachen is a partner city with Arlington County, Virginia (United States). == History == The Roman empire named the hot spring there ''Aquis-Granum''. For the origin of the ''Granus'' several theories were developed, but it is now widely accepted that it derives from the celtic God of water and health. And since Roman empire times, the hot springs have been channeled into baths (which are still in use). ''âh-'' is an German language cognate with Latin ''aqua'', both meaning "water". In French-speaking areas of the former Roman Empire the word ''aquas'' was turned into ''aix'', hence Aix-en-Provence is an old Roman spa in Provence. After Roman times the place was abandoned until the 8th century, when it was mentioned under the name ''Aquis villa''. In the year 768 Charlemagne came to Aachen for the first time. He liked the place and began to build a palace twenty years later. The magnificent chapel of the palace later became the Aachen Cathedral. Charlemagne spent most winters between 800 and his death in 814 in Aachen in order to enjoy the hot springs. Afterwards the king was buried in the chapel, where his tomb can still be found. In 936 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor was crowned king in the cathedral. From then on the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were crowned in Aachen for the next 600 years. The last king to be crowned here was Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1531. During the Middle Ages Aachen was one of the largest cities of the empire. Aachen remained a free city within the Holy Roman Empire. In the Imperial Circle Estates of the Imperial Reform (Imperial Reform) concluded at Worms, Germany in 1495, Aachen was represented in the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian circle. After the Thirty Years War it had regional importance only. Though, the city became the site of several important congresses and peace treaties: the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) (often referred to as ''congress of Aix-la-Chapelle'' in english) in 1668, leading to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) in the same year which ended the War of Devolution. The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) in 1748, finishing the War of the Austrian Succession. The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) took place in 1818 to decide the fate of occupied France. By 1880, the population was 80,000. Several important railways met there. Aachen became a site for the manufacturing of railroad iron, pins, needles, buttons, tobacco, woolen goods and silk goods. Badly damaged in World War II, on October 21, 1944 Aachen was the first German city to be overrun by Allies#World_War_II troops. While Charlemagne's palace does not exist anymore, the cathedral is still the main attraction of the city. After its construction it was the largest church north of the Alps for 400 years. The tombs of Charlemagne and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor are in the church. The cathedral of Aachen is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. == Name in different languages == Aachen is known in different languages by different names (see also List of European cities with alternative names). {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" ! Language !! Name !! Pronunciation !!IPA |- | German language | Aachen | AH-khën || |- | Local dialect||''Oche''|| O-khë || |- | English (Anglicisation)|| Aachen|| AH-kën || |- | French language|| Aix-la-Chapelle | EKS lah-shah-PEL || |- | Catalan language | Aquisgrà | ë-keeze-GRAH|| |- | Dutch language | Aken | AH-kën || |- | Spanish language | Aquisgrán | ah-keece-GRAN|| |- | Italian language | Aquisgrana | AH-queece-GRAH-nah|| |} == Miscellaneous == Aachen is an industrial centre and a major railway junction, including the Thalys high-speed train network. A major industry of the past was the needle production, which led to the distinctive mark of the people from Aachen, the ''Klenkes''. The small finger of the right hand is spread from the hand, which was originally the way women sorted the needles. Robert Browning's poem "How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix" refers to Aachen. The annual CHIO (short for the French ''Concours Hippique International Officiel'') is the biggest equestrianism meeting of Germany. Aachen will also be host of the 2006 World Equestrian Games. The local football team Alemannia Aachen plays in Germany's second division. Their stadium is called Tivoli, Aachen. Since 1950 the city annually awards the Karlspreis (German for ''Charlemagne Award'') to persons who did extraordinary service for the unification of Europe. In 2003 the medal was awarded to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. In 2004, Pope Pope John Paul II's efforts to unite Europe were honored with an ''Extraordinary Charlemagne Medal'', which was awarded for the first time ever. The local speciality of Aachen are cookies called ''Printen'', a local version of gingerbread. In contrast to Lebkuchen they are sweetened with sugar instead of honey. See also: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen (district) ==Buildings and Constructions== *Water Tower Belvedere *Aachen Cathedral ==External link== *[http://www.aachen.de/ City of Aachen] (partly available in English) *[http://www.stadtplan.net/index.asp?direct=brd/nrw/aachen/home.html Map] *[http://www.aseag.de/ ASEAG (public bus transport)] (in German) *[http://www.rwth-aachen.de RWTH Aachen] Cities in Germany la:Aquisgranum th:อาเค่น
I am somehow in doubt whether "EKS lah-shah-PEL" is really the correct French pronounciation for Aix-la-Chapelle. After all, it's not, e. g. "bore-DOKES" for Bordeaux, but "bore-DOUGH"? - User:Jk 02:10 Mar 21, 2003 (UTC) :Yes, but it is. – User:Bronger 07:26, 17 Nov 2003 (UTC) Who said that French pronounciation follows any logic? :) == Pronounciation == Actually, the pronounciation hint is wrong. It's pronouced "Ey", not "Eks" == Pronunciation== The line above is wrong. (Incidentally, the writer has spelled "pronunciation" wrongly, according to the Oxford Dictionary-maybe he or she is an American!) I am also a French speaker and I have never heard any French speaking person say "Ey" for Aix. They always say "Eks". As the previous writer stated, there is no logic in it- it is just normal practice. There is not much logic in English either. Take "cough" and "bough" as an example.
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Aachen (French language ''Aix-la-Chapelle'') 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 . Population: 256,605 (2003). The RWTH Aachen (Rhine-Westphalian Institute of Technology) is one of the major universities for technical studies, especially for electrical and mechanical engineering. As a part of it, the Klinikum Aachen is the biggest single-building hospital in Europe. Over time, a host of software and computer industries have developed around the RWTH. Aachen is a partner city with Arlington County, Virginia (United States). == History == The Roman empire named the hot spring there ''Aquis-Granum''. For the origin of the ''Granus'' several theories were developed, but it is now widely accepted that it derives from the celtic God of water and health. And since Roman empire times, the hot springs have been channeled into baths (which are still in use). ''âh-'' is an German language cognate with Latin ''aqua'', both meaning "water". In French-speaking areas of the former Roman Empire the word ''aquas'' was turned into ''aix'', hence Aix-en-Provence is an old Roman spa in Provence. After Roman times the place was abandoned until the 8th century, when it was mentioned under the name ''Aquis villa''. In the year 768 Charlemagne came to Aachen for the first time. He liked the place and began to build a palace twenty years later. The magnificent chapel of the palace later became the Aachen Cathedral. Charlemagne spent most winters between 800 and his death in 814 in Aachen in order to enjoy the hot springs. Afterwards the king was buried in the chapel, where his tomb can still be found. In 936 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor was crowned king in the cathedral. From then on the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were crowned in Aachen for the next 600 years. The last king to be crowned here was Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor in 1531. During the Middle Ages Aachen was one of the largest cities of the empire. Aachen remained a free city within the Holy Roman Empire. In the Imperial Circle Estates of the Imperial Reform (Imperial Reform) concluded at Worms, Germany in 1495, Aachen was represented in the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian circle. After the Thirty Years War it had regional importance only. Though, the city became the site of several important congresses and peace treaties: the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) (often referred to as ''congress of Aix-la-Chapelle'' in english) in 1668, leading to the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1668) in the same year which ended the War of Devolution. The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) in 1748, finishing the War of the Austrian Succession. The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle (1818) took place in 1818 to decide the fate of occupied France. By 1880, the population was 80,000. Several important railways met there. Aachen became a site for the manufacturing of railroad iron, pins, needles, buttons, tobacco, woolen goods and silk goods. Badly damaged in World War II, on October 21, 1944 Aachen was the first German city to be overrun by Allies#World_War_II troops. While Charlemagne's palace does not exist anymore, the cathedral is still the main attraction of the city. After its construction it was the largest church north of the Alps for 400 years. The tombs of Charlemagne and Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor are in the church. The cathedral of Aachen is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. == Name in different languages == Aachen is known in different languages by different names (see also List of European cities with alternative names). {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" ! Language !! Name !! Pronunciation !!IPA |- | German language | Aachen | AH-khën || |- | Local dialect||''Oche''|| O-khë || |- | English (Anglicisation)|| Aachen|| AH-kën || |- | French language|| Aix-la-Chapelle | EKS lah-shah-PEL || |- | Catalan language | Aquisgrà | ë-keeze-GRAH|| |- | Dutch language | Aken | AH-kën || |- | Spanish language | Aquisgrán | ah-keece-GRAN|| |- | Italian language | Aquisgrana | AH-queece-GRAH-nah|| |} == Miscellaneous == Aachen is an industrial centre and a major railway junction, including the Thalys high-speed train network. A major industry of the past was the needle production, which led to the distinctive mark of the people from Aachen, the ''Klenkes''. The small finger of the right hand is spread from the hand, which was originally the way women sorted the needles. Robert Browning's poem "How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix" refers to Aachen. The annual CHIO (short for the French ''Concours Hippique International Officiel'') is the biggest equestrianism meeting of Germany. Aachen will also be host of the 2006 World Equestrian Games. The local football team Alemannia Aachen plays in Germany's second division. Their stadium is called Tivoli, Aachen. Since 1950 the city annually awards the Karlspreis (German for ''Charlemagne Award'') to persons who did extraordinary service for the unification of Europe. In 2003 the medal was awarded to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. In 2004, Pope Pope John Paul II's efforts to unite Europe were honored with an ''Extraordinary Charlemagne Medal'', which was awarded for the first time ever. The local speciality of Aachen are cookies called ''Printen'', a local version of gingerbread. In contrast to Lebkuchen they are sweetened with sugar instead of honey. See also: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Aachen (district) ==Buildings and Constructions== *Water Tower Belvedere *Aachen Cathedral ==External link== *[http://www.aachen.de/ City of Aachen] (partly available in English) *[http://www.stadtplan.net/index.asp?direct=brd/nrw/aachen/home.html Map] *[http://www.aseag.de/ ASEAG (public bus transport)] (in German) *[http://www.rwth-aachen.de RWTH Aachen] Cities in Germany la:Aquisgranum th:อาเค่น
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I am somehow in doubt whether "EKS lah-shah-PEL" is really the correct French pronounciation for Aix-la-Chapelle. After all, it's not, e. g. "bore-DOKES" for Bordeaux, but "bore-DOUGH"? - User:Jk 02:10 Mar 21, 2003 (UTC) :Yes, but it is. – User:Bronger 07:26, 17 Nov 2003 (UTC) Who said that French pronounciation follows any logic? :) == Pronounciation == Actually, the pronounciation hint is wrong. It's pronouced "Ey", not "Eks" == Pronunciation== The line above is wrong. (Incidentally, the writer has spelled "pronunciation" wrongly, according to the Oxford Dictionary-maybe he or she is an American!) I am also a French speaker and I have never heard any French speaking person say "Ey" for Aix. They always say "Eks". As the previous writer stated, there is no logic in it- it is just normal practice. There is not much logic in English either. Take "cough" and "bough" as an example.
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