What is Aachen (district)?
{{otheruses|Aachen}} {{Infobox German district |name=Aachen |image_coa=DEU Staedteregion Aachen COA.svg |state=North Rhine-Westphalia |capital=[[Aachen]] |regierungsbezirk=[[Cologne (region)|Cologne]] |area=707.15 |Kreisschlüssel = 05334 |population=568,520 |population_as_of=2008 |coordinates= {{coord}} |density=804 |carsign=AC, MON |url=[http://www.staedteregion-aachen.de www.staedteregion-aachen.de] |map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1198}} }} The district of '''Aachen''' (''Kreis Aachen'') is a Kreis (district) in the west of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]], [[Germany]]. The city of Aachen is not part of the district. == History == [[File:HausKambach01.jpg|thumb|left|Castle of Kambach at Eschweiler]] The modern district was made in 1975 by joining the old districts of Aachen and [[Monschau]], and some parts of the districts of Düren, Jülich and Schleiden as well as the Selfkant district. == Coat of arms == [[File:DEU_Staedteregion_Aachen_COA.svg|thumb|140px|Coat of arms of Kreis Aachen]] The top of the coat of arms shows the black lion, the sign of Jülich, as the district contains mostly former parts of the [[duchy of Jülich]]. In the bottom the swan on a deer antler is the sign of the city of Burtscheid, which was the capital of the district until it was incorporated into the city of Aachen. == Towns and municipalities == {| !colspan=2 align=left|Towns !align=left|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Alsdorf]] # [[Baesweiler]] # [[Eschweiler]] # [[Herzogenrath]] |valign=top| <ol start=5> <li>[[Monschau]] <li>[[Stolberg (Rhineland)|Stolberg]] <li>[[Würselen]] </oL> |valign=top| <ol start=1> <li> [[Roetgen]] <li> [[Simmerath]] </ol> |} == References == <references /> == Other websites == * [http://www.kreis-aachen.de Official Website] (German, English, Dutch, French, Polish) {{north rhine-westphalia}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Aachen Rural District| ]]