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The RWTH Aachen University of Technology (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule) is one of the major universities for technical studies, especially for mechanical engineering. As a part of it, the Klinikum Aachen is the biggest single-building hospital in Europe. Over time, a host of software and computer industries have developed around the RWTH.
The Romans named the hot sulphur springs there Aquis-Granum. For the origin of the Granus several theories were developed, but it is now widely accepted that it derives from the celtic God of water and health. And since Roman times, the hot springs have been channeled into baths (which are still in use). âh- is an Old German cognate with Latin aqua, both meaning "water". In French-speaking areas of the former Empire the word aquas was turned into aix, hence Aix-en-Provence is an old Roman spa in Provence.
After Roman times the place was abandoned until the 8th century, when it was mentioned under the name Aquis villa. In the year 768Events Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman divide the Frankish kingdom after the death of their father Pippin the Short. The date, according to the Annales Cambriae when Wales began to celebrate Easter on the Roman date, at the teaching of Elbodugus. Augus CharlemagneCharlemagne (c. 2nd of April, 747 28th of January, 814) (or Charles the Great in German Karl der Grosse in Latin Carolus Magnus giving rise to the adjective form 'Carolingian'), was king of the Franks from 771 to 814, nominally King of the Lombards, and H came to Aachen for the first time. He liked the place and began to build a palace twenty years later. The magnificent chapel of the palace later became the Aachen CathedralThe Aachen Cathedral frequently referred to as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom of Aachen, is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. Charlemagne began the construction of the Palace Chapel in 786. When he died in 814, he was buried in his. Charlemagne spent most winters between 800Alternate uses, see Number 800. Events December 25, Rome, coronation of Charles the Great ( Charlemagne) as emperor by Pope Leo III. Celtic monks begin work on the Book of Kells on the Island of Iona. Births Abu al-Kindi, Muslim philosopher (approximate d and his death in 814Events Louis the Pious succeeds Charlemagne as king of the Franks and Emperor. The Bulgarians lay siege before Constantinople. Conflict between emperor Leo V and patriarch Nicephorus on the subject of iconoclasm. Leo deposes Nicephorus, Nicephorus excommu in Aachen in order to enjoy the hot springs. Afterwards the king was buried in the chapel, where his tomb can still be found.
In 936Events King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon) defeats Hubaekje. Pope Leo VII gains popehood. Births Deaths Henry the Fowler, German king Gyeonhwon, deposed king of Hubaekje (of a tumor) 936. Otto IMagdeburg Otto I the Great ( 912 May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of Germany and arguably the first Holy Roman Emperor. While Charlemagne had been crowned emperor in 800, his was crowned king in the cathedral. From then on the kings of the Holy Roman EmpireThe Holy Roman Empire ( German: Heiliges Romisches Reich was a political conglomeration of lands in western and central Europe in the Middle Ages. Emerging from the eastern part of the Frankish realm after its division in the Treaty of Verdun ( 843), it l were crowned in Aachen for the next 600 years. The last king to be crowned here was Ferdinand I in 1531. During the Middle Ages Aachen was one of the largest cities of the empire. Aachen remained a free city within the Holy Roman Empire. In the Imperial Circle Estates of the Reichsreform (Imperial Reform) concluded at Worms in 1495, Aachen was represented in the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian circle.
After the Thirty Years War it had regional importance only.
By 1880, the population was 80,000. Several important railways met there. Aachen became a site for the manufacturing of railroad iron, pins, needles, buttons, tobacco, woolen goods and silk goods.
Badly damaged in World War II, on October 21, 1944 Aachen was the first German city to be overrun by Allied troops.
While Charlemagne's palace does not exist anymore, the cathedral is still the main attraction of the city. After its construction it was the largest church north of the Alps for 400 years. The tombs of Charlemagne and Otto III are in the church. The cathedral of Aachen is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage.
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