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Found in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Aachen is on the border with Belgium and Netherlands. It is a spa city which is 65 kilometers to the west of Cologne and it is also the westernmost city in Germany.

Aachen is the major center of IT development in the country. Because of the low level of investment in cross-border railway projects, Aachen has preserved a slot within Thalys high-speed train network that uses existing tracks from Belgium to Cologne. The city also became the administrative center for coal-mining industries in neighboring areas. Electronics, chemicals, plastics, textiles, glass, cosmetics, and needles and pins are among the products manufactured in the city.

It was in 1372 when the city became the first coin issuing city in the world. Among the wonderful sites in Aachen is the Aachen Cathedral which is noted to be the largest dome north of the Alps. The city is also said to have the hottest springs of Central Europe that has water temperatures of 74˚C.

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