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Free Imperial City of Aachen
The
Free Imperial City of Aachen
, known in English by its French name of
Aix-la-Chapelle
, was a
Free Imperial City
and
spa
of the
Holy Roman Empire
west of
Cologne
and southeast of the
Low Countries
, in the
Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle
. The
pilgrimages
, the
Coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor
, flourishing industries and the privileges conferred by various emperors made it one of the most prosperous
market towns
of the
Holy Roman Empire
.
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