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Aachen

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Aachen , Aix-la-Chapelle , or Bad Aachen , city (1994 pop. 246,570), North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany, near the Belgian and Dutch borders. One of the great historic cities of Europe, it is now chiefly important as a rail and road hub and as an industrial center. Almost every branch of the iron and steel industry is represented in the area. Its manufactures include textiles, electrical goods, food (chocolate and candy), glass, machinery, rubber goods, metal products, and furniture. The city's hot mineral baths, frequented by the Romans in the 1st cent. AD, are still used to treat gout, rheumatism,... Read more
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Cities of the World ... some 40 miles southeast of Leipzig. Made a free imperial city in the year 1125, it became ... taken on a modern look and has traffic-free shopping streets. Relics of the ancient ... equipment. The Old Market, with traffic-free shopping streets, lies in the shadow of ... Read more
Saint Angilbert
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (born 740, Aachen, kingdom of the Franks—died Feb. 18, 814, Centula, Picardy) Frankish ... Charlemagne . Of a noble family, he was educated at the palace school at Aachen and was a student of Alcuin . In 800 he accompanied Charlemagne to Rome ... Read more

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Charlemagne's church at Aachen. (church and ritual in the Holy Roman Empire)
History Today; 1/1/1998; Nelson, Janet L.; 1548 words ; Aachen today is a delightful small town in the North-Rhine-Westfalia ... Charles the Great (Charlemagne) and the Holy Roman Empire. At Aachen, Charles' favourite residence in the latter part of his ... according to Einhard who was a member of the court during the Aachen years, because Charles loved swimming: ... Read more
Soc: Aachen jinx strikes again as Bayern crash out of cup
AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/21/2006; 501 words ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-21-2006 Soc: Aachen jinx strikes again as Bayern crash out of cup By Phil Seery BERLIN, Dec 20 AFP - Bayern Munich's hopes of lifting the German Cup for a third successive season went up in smoke as Alemannia Aachen produced the shock of the season with a 4-2 win today to ... Read more
SME co-sponsors sustainable development conference in Aachen
Mining Engineering; 3/1/2005; Anonymous; 194 words ; Aachen International Mining Symposia will present the conference ... Indicators in the Minerals Industry 2005 (SDIMI 2005) in Aachen. Germany, May 1820,2005. The conference is sponsored by ... Labor. SDIMI 2005 will be held at the Karman Auditorium in Aachen. An official letter of invitation will be sent to ... Read more
World's elite shine at aachen
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/13/2007; 904 words ; Arguably Aachen in Germany, is the best show in Europe if not the world. When Aachen 2007 drew to a close on Sunday it gave an insight ... victory at the World Equestrian Festival, CHIO Aachen 2007. With the 11-year-old Warum Nicht, who already ... Read more
Soc: Giantkillers Aachen sink Gladbach to reach cup final
AAP Sports News (Australia); 3/18/2004; 284 words ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-18-2004 Soc: Giantkillers Aachen sink Gladbach to reach cup final AACHEN, Germany, March 17 AFP - Second division Alemannia Aachen continued their giantkilling of Bundesliga teams, defeating Borussia Monchengladbach 1-0 today to reach the German Cup final for the first ... Read more
Zoer beats beerbaum to win in aachen ; Aachen chio in Germany is, without doubt, one of the greatest international horse shows in the equestrian calendar. The world's best horsemen in showjumping, dressage and driving aim to be there. This year it provided the backdrop for final team selection for the 2008 Olympics.
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 7/9/2008; 604 words ; Aachen chio in Germany is, without doubt, one of the greatest ... for the 2008 Olympics. In showjumping, the Grand Prix of Aachen was won by Albert Zoer, who beat Ludger Beerbaum by four ... World Championship horse Authentic. In the dressage at Aachen, German rider Isabell Werth reigned supreme. Both ... Read more
Equestrian World: Aachen Briefs.(Sport)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/2/1997; 461 words ; A German barn in a farmyard at the forest of Aachen provided an 8am breakfast for those who rose with the ... and 33,500 watched the remainder of the event in the Aachen showgrounds. Some 185,500 people visited the 60th Aachen. EUROSPORT is interested in covering the showjumping at the Royal Ulster Show after ... Read more
Soc: Aachen knock Bayern out of German Cup again
AAP Sports News (Australia); 12/21/2006; 171 words ; AAP Sports News (Australia) 12-21-2006 Soc: Aachen knock Bayern out of German Cup again BERLIN, Dec 20 Reuters - Holders Bayern Munich were knocked out of the German Cup after going down 4-2 to Alemannia Aachen today. Aachen raced into a 3-0 lead in the first half of the third-round tie thanks to two ... Read more
Making history in Aachen.(editorial)
Plastics Technology; 4/1/2008; Naitove, Matt; 400 words ; Aachen, Germany, is a very old city. The Romans enjoyed its hot ... Charlemagne's private chapel, dates from that era. Since 1950, Aachen has been making history in plastics processing, as well ... its German initials as the IKV. This branch of the RWTH Aachen technical university has not only graduated ... Read more
TRAVEL: Holy emperors! It's the birthplace of Europe Unity takes on a new meaning when Jeremy Atiyah travels with his father to Aachen to visit Charlemagne's grave
The Independent on Sunday; 2/9/2003; Jeremy Atiyah; 1128 words ; ... early summer. Instead, we are going to Aachen, in Germany, by train, in the middle of ... by Eurostar to Brussels, and then on to Aachen. To be on the safe side, although this ... only 20 minutes to make our connection to Aachen, and we look like being late into Brussels ... Read more

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