Living cheek-by-jowl as people in Aachen and the entire German/Belgian/Dutch border region do has produced many things in common down the years – things you wouldn’t really find elsewhere. Some even talk in this respect of a historic pan-European DNA shared across national boundaries by the people found in the Meuse/Rhine “Euregio” area.
Dr. Jürgen Linden, Lord Mayor of Aachen (1989 – 2009) and Spokesman of the Board of Directors of the Association for Award of the International Charlemagne Prize of the City of Aachen
Subject Areas:
History
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Charlemagne in space
To boldly go where no emperor has gone before. Charlemagne ...
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The devil’s thumb in Aachen cathedral
The devil, as we know, is in the detail. And ...
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When in Aachen, do as the Romans did!
Your desk is snowed under, your diary’s awash, your car’s ...
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A hall for all
A hall for all! No matter whether you’re an Aachener ...
Where 3 nations meet
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Cities galore right next door
6 a.m. and the sun’s up! Fancy a stroll by ...
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Black cat
In the dark, all cats look grey. The ones here ...
Spurring us all on for the Europe of tomorrow
By children for children
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