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Aachen Old Town

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Monschau to Aachen on the Vennbahn

58.8km

03:12

240m

580m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Aachen Cathedral – Aachen Old Town loop from Schleckheim

18.8km

01:10

180m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Old Tithe Barn – Aachen Old Town loop from Haaren

7.54km

00:27

30m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Oliver🌍

May 7, 2024

The ancient name of the city has not been handed down. Since Charlemagne founded his palace on the remains of Roman baths, the Latin word aqua for "water" can be assumed to be the origin of the name. In Latin texts from the Middle Ages, the place is sometimes referred to simply as Aquae or Aquis, but increasingly as Aquisgrani. It is therefore assumed that the ancient name was *Aquae Granni and that the place is named after a spring dedicated to the Celtic god Grannus. Because of the late tradition of the name, another theory assumes that Aquisgrani was first created in the Latin chancellery language of the Frankish Empire in the 8th century. The French name for Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle), like other French city names, contains the component Aix, which can be traced back to the Latin Aquis (ablative locative plural), which very often refers to thermal baths. The location near the Romanesque-Germanic language border is also reflected in the names of neighboring spring locations, Seffent (septem fontes, "seven springs") in the west of the Aachen city area and Duffenter (duo fontes, "two springs") in the area of the neighboring city of Stolberg.

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Tommy B.

June 19, 2024

Very nice!👌

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Tommy B.

June 23, 2024

Very nice stele🤙

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Elevation 230 m

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Aachen Old Town

1. Monschau to Aachen on the Vennbahn

2. Aachen Cathedral – Aachen Old Town loop from Schleckheim

3. Old Tithe Barn – Aachen Old Town loop from Haaren

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