Aachen (district)

Aachen
District
Flag of Aachen
Flag
Coat of arms of Aachen
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Adm. regionCologne
CapitalAachen
Government
 • District admin.Tim Grüttemeier (CDU)
Area
 • Total
707.15 km2 (273.03 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
564,444
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationAC, MON
Websitewww.staedteregion-aachen.de

The district of Aachen (German: Städteregion Aachen) is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Düren, Euskirchen, and also the Netherlands province of Limburg and the Belgian province of Liège. Its administrative body is the Städteregionsparlament ("regional parliament"), headed by the Städteregionspräsident or "region president" (Tim Grüttemeier (CDU) since 2019).

As of 21 October 2009, the Städteregion Aachen (literally: "cities region" Aachen) was formed from the former district Aachen (Kreis Aachen) and the city of Aachen. This is the first Städteregion that was formed in North Rhine-Westphalia. Its status is similar to that of the district Hanover (Region Hannover) in Lower Saxony, in that the powers of the city of Aachen are slightly less than those of a district-free city (Kreisfreie Stadt).[2][3]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ "2009-heute, StädteRegion Aachen". www.staedteregion-aachen.de. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  3. ^ "Aachen Municipal Community (Germany)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.