Aachen, Düren, and Environs

Knechtsteden Monastery in Chorbusch

Knechtsteden Monastery in Chorbusch

Braunkohle power plant on the way from Witteshoven to Düren.

Braunkohle power plant on the way from Witteshoven to Düren.

Braunkohl is still being excavated and used. To allow mining in this area some villages had to be abandoned. Displaced people were given property elsewhere.

Braunkohl is still being excavated and used. To allow mining in this area some villages had to be abandoned. Displaced people were given property elsewhere.

Our hosts took us out for curry wurst before our visit to Aachen.

Our hosts took us out for curry wurst before our visit to Aachen.

Der Aachener Dom

Der Aachener Dom

1993 statue of Charlemagne by the Aachener Dom.

1993 statue of Charlemagne by the Aachener Dom.

Inside the cathedral.

Inside the cathedral.

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A statue about the circulation of money.

A statue about the circulation of money.

The upright pinky indicates Aachen.

The upright pinky indicates Aachen.