Aachen
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Aachen is a historic German city near the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, renowned for its medieval cathedral, role as a coronation site for Holy Roman Emperors, and significance in both World Wars.
Observed surface forms (11)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Aachen Cathedral | 5 | 0 |
| City of Aachen | 0 | 3 |
| Aachen Town Hall | 2 | 0 |
| Aix-la-Chapelle | 0 | 2 |
| Elisenbrunnen | 2 | 0 |
| RWTH Aachen University | 2 | 0 |
| Aachen city government | 0 | 1 |
| Aachen old town | 0 | 1 |
| Aachen, German Empire | 0 | 1 |
| Aachen, Germany | 0 | 1 |
| Bonna | 0 | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cathedral
→
city → neoclassical spa building → public research university → town hall → |
| builtFor | Charlemagne → |
| capturedBy | United States forces in October 1944 → |
| contains | Palatine Chapel → |
| coronationPeriod | from 936 to 1531 → |
| country | Germany → |
| foundedBy | Romans → |
| hasHeritageSite |
Aachen Cathedral precincts
→
surface form:
Aachen Cathedral
|
| hasHistoricalName |
Aachen
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Aix-la-Chapelle
Aquisgranum → |
| hasHotSpringsTemperature | up to about 74 degrees Celsius → |
| hasInstitution | FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences → |
| hasLandmark |
Aachen Town Hall
→
Elisenbrunnen → |
| hasPopulation | approximately 250000 inhabitants → |
| hasTwinTown |
Cape Town
→
Halifax → Kostroma → Naumburg (Saale) → Ningbo-Zhoushan →
surface form:
Ningbo
Reims → Toledo → |
| hasUniversity | RWTH Aachen University → |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| historicalEvent | first major German city captured by Allied forces in World War II → |
| knownFor |
Aachen Cathedral precincts
→
surface form:
Aachen Cathedral
being a coronation site for Holy Roman Emperors → historic old town → hot springs and spas → role in European integration symbolism → RWTH Aachen University →
surface form:
technical university RWTH Aachen University
|
| language | German → |
| localDialect |
Ripuarian
→
surface form:
Ripuarian (Öcher Platt)
|
| locatedIn |
Aachen
self-linksurface differs
→
Aachen self-linksurface differs → Aachen self-linksurface differs → Aachen self-linksurface differs → North Rhine-Westphalia →
surface form:
state of North Rhine-Westphalia
western Germany → |
| locatedNearBorderWith |
Belgium
→
Netherlands → |
| locatedOn |
Wurm River
→
northern edge of the Eifel mountains → |
| memberOf | Euroregion Meuse-Rhine → |
| partOf |
Aachen district (Städteregion Aachen)
→
Cologne Bonn metropolitan region →
surface form:
Region of Cologne
|
| postalCodeRange | 52062–52080 → |
| sufferedEvent | destruction in World War II bombing → |
| timeZone | Central European Time → |
| timeZoneDST | Central European Summer Time → |
| usedAs | coronation city of German kings → |
| vehicleRegistrationCode | AC → |
| wasCapitalOf |
Carolingian Empire
→
surface form:
Carolingian Empire (de facto)
|
| wasResidenceOf | Charlemagne → |
Referenced by (50)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aachen city government
subject surface form:
Adolf of Nassau
this entity surface form:
City of Aachen
this entity surface form:
Aix-la-Chapelle
subject surface form:
German Aerospace Center
this entity surface form:
Bonna
this entity surface form:
Aachen old town
this entity surface form:
Aix-la-Chapelle
this entity surface form:
City of Aachen
this entity surface form:
Aachen, German Empire
this entity surface form:
Aachen, Germany
this entity surface form:
City of Aachen
subject surface form:
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
subject surface form:
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire