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Aachen is known in different languages by different names.
| Language | Name | Pronounciation |
|---|---|---|
| German | Aachen | AH-khën ( SAMPA: "ax@n) or in the local dialect: Oche |
| English ( Anglicized) | Aachen | AH-kën ("ak@n) |
| French | Aix-la-Chapelle | EKS lah-shah-PEL ("Eks la Sa"pEl) |
| Dutch | Aken | AH-kën ("ak@n) |
| Spanish | Aquisgrán | |
| Italian | Aquisgrana |
Aachen is an industrial centre in a coal mining area and a major railway junction, including the Thalys high-speed train network. A major industry of the past was the needle production, which led to the distinctive mark of the people from Aachen, the Klenkes. The small finger of the right hand is spread from the hand, which was originally the way women sorted the needles.
Robert Browning's poem "How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix" refers to Aachen.The annual CHIO (short for the french Concours Hippique International Officiel) is the biggest equestrian meeting of Germany. Aachen will also be host of the 2006 World Equestrian Games .
The local football team Alemannia Aachen plays in Germany's second division. Their stadium is called Tivoli.
Since 1950 the city annually awards the Karlspreis (German for Charlemagne Medal) to persons who did extraordinary service for the unification of Europe. In 2003 the medal was awarded to Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. In 2004, Pope John Paul II's efforts to unite Europe were honored with an Extraordinary Charlemagne Medal, which was awarded for the first time ever.
The local speciality of Aachen are cookies called Printen, a local version of gingerbread. In contrast to Lebkuchen the are sweetened with sugar instead of honey.
See also: Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
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