° Aachen in Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia with its 265,208 residents is located in Germany - about 336 mi (or 540 km) West of Berlin, the seat of the German government.

Local time in Aachen is 02:20 AM (Friday). The local timezone is "Europe / Berlin" with an GMT offset of 2 hours.

Kerkrade, Heerlen, Brunssum, Tongeren, Plombières, Liège, Neuss, Mülheim, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Duisburg are places relativly short distance away and may be interesting to visit on your trip.Some local smaller places worth to explore when in that area might be Holz, De Zandberg, Bleijerheide, Steinebruck and Burtscheid.

According to our current information, there are 7 airports in the nearby. The closest airport is Aachen/Merzbruck Airport with a distance of 1 mi (or 1.7 km) west of the centre of Aachen. Have a look at our dedicated photo collection to get a view of what this destinations is like. You like webcams? Look at our album of of local internet cameras. Need hints for finding sightseeing destinations and want to see more from this place? Check the related Aachen attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.

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Sightseeing & Attractions

Burtscheid Abbey: , after 1220 a Cistercian nunnery, located at Burtscheid, near Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany. It was founded in 997 under Emperor Otto III. The first abbot, Gregory, is sometimes said to have been the brother of Theophanu, Byzantine mother of the Emperor, previously in Calabria ...
Distance to Aachen: 1 mi South-East - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 50.76, 6.09

Burtscheid: : "Porcetum") is a town in northern Germany, near Aachen. It was founded in the year 997 AD and was an independent town till 1897. From 1816 it was administrative capital of the district of Aachen. Then it became a part of town of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. Inhabited since ancient times by Celts and Romans, who were attracted by the presence of hot springs ...
Distance to Aachen: 1.5 mi South-East - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 50.77, 6.11

Vaalserberg: The "Vaalserberg" ("Mount Vaals") is a mountain of 322.7 metres (1,059 ft) in height, the highest point in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of Limburg, at the southeasternmost edge of the country in the municipality of Vaals, near the eponymous town, some three kilometres west of Aachen ...
Distance to Aachen: 3.2 mi South-West - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 50.76, 6.02

Events & Activities

May

08:00 PM: Adimiron - INGRAVED - Sawthis

May

09:00 PM: Brings

May

10:00 PM: Triumvirhate 2012

May

03:00 PM: PINKPOP 2012 (3 DAYTICKET)

May

01:00 PM: PINKPOP 2012 (SUNDAY)

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