AACHEN

North Rhine-Westphalia · GERMANY (DE) · 50.78°N / 6.08°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,247,449

Aachen is a city in Germany with a population of 265,208. It sits at 50.78/6.08, runs on Europe/Berlin, is 4 km from Vaals.

Population 265,208

Place Type County Seat

Elevation 266m

Timezone Europe/Berlin

All facts

fields

Country: Germany
Subdivision: North Rhine-Westphalia
Coords: 50.78°N / 6.08°E
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Vaals Limburg 6,970 4.7 km

NE Würselen North Rhine-Westphalia 37,074 5.9 km

W Lemiers Limburg 720 6.5 km

SW Gemmenich Wallonia 3,064 7.1 km

NW Bocholtz Limburg 4,340 7.2 km

S Hauset Wallonia 1,962 7.4 km

NW Bocholtzerheide Limburg 515 7.9 km

SW Neu-Moresnet Wallonia 2,807 8.1 km

SW La Calamine Wallonia 10,232 8.3 km

SW Hergenrath Wallonia 2,740 8.4 km

Air access

nearby

AAH

Aachen-Merzbrück Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

GKE

Geilenkirchen Air Base

Medium airport

20.7 km

MST

Maastricht Aachen Airport

Large airport

26.7 km

EBTX

Theux (Verviers) Airfield

Small airport

29.9 km

EBLB

Elsenborn Air Base

Small airport

33.2 km

Universities

linked

Fachhochschule Aachen

fh-aachen.de

Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

rwth-aachen.de

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Aachen?: 265,208 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Aachen in?: Europe/Berlin.
Which country is Aachen in?: Germany (DE).

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$ curl https://cityapi.org/v1/cities/3247449

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  "data": {
    "id":           3247449,
    "name":         "Aachen",
    "country_code": "DE",
    "population":   265208,
    "latitude":     50.77664,
    "longitude":    6.08342,
    "elevation":    266,
    "timezone":     "Europe/Berlin"
  }
}