What is Aken (Elbe)?
{{Infobox German location|type=Stadt|image_photo=Aken (Elbe),Rathaus,town hall.jpg|image_caption=Town hall|image_coa=Siegel Aken (Elbe).png|state=Sachsen-Anhalt|district=Anhalt-Bitterfeld|mayor=Jan-Hendrik Bahn<ref>[https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], [[Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt]], accessed 8 July 2021.</ref>|party=Independent|area=59.91|elevation=60|Gemeindeschlüssel=15 0 82 005|licence=ABI|area_code=034909|postal_code=06385|website={{url|www.aken.de}}|image_plan=Aken (Elbe) in ABI.png|image_flag=Flagge Aken (Elbe).jpg|coordinates={{coord|51|51|0|N|12|03|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}|leader_term=2015&ndash;22}} '''Aken''' is a town in the [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. The town is along the [[Elbe|Elbe River]]. In 2020, the town's population was about 7,400. The history of the town starts in the 12th century. The town has several historic buildings from the [[Middle Ages]]. The St. Nicholas and St. Mary churches are the oldest buildings in the town.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sehenswertes Stadt Aken (Elbe)|url=https://www.aken.de/de/sehenswuerdigkeiten.html|access-date=2022-07-21|website=www.aken.de}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}