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Aachen ( German pronunciation: [ˈʔaːxən] ), also known as Bad Aachen , is a spa and border town in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany . Aachen was a residence of Charlemagne , and later the coronation place for German kings .
Aachen is the westernmost city of Germany, on its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 61 km (38 mi) west-southwest of Cologne in a former coal-mining area. RWTH Aachen University is in the city. Aachen's industries include science, engineering and information technology. In 2009, Aachen was ranked eighth among cities in Germany for innovation.
The name Aachen is a modern descendant, like southern German Ach(e) , Aach ‘river, stream’, of Old High German aha ‘water; stream’ which directly translates (and etymologically corresponds to) Latin Aquae , referring to the springs. The location has been inhabited by humans since the Neolithic era, about 5,000 years ago, attracted to its warm mineral springs . Latin Aquae figures in Aachen’s Roman name Aquae granni , which meant ‘ Grannus ’ waters’, referring to the Celtic god of healing who was worshiped a