Aken, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Geography | Divisions | History | Culture and sights
🇩🇪 Aken (Elbe) is a town in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Geography The town is located at the left bank of the river Elbe. Aken located at the Middle Elbe is approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Dessau-Rosslau in extended lowlands within the Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe and approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Aken the Saale river enters the Middle Elbe.
Divisions The town Aken consists of Aken proper and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions: • Kleinzerbst • Kühren • Mennewitz • Susigke.
History The castle Gloworp was first mentioned in the 12th century. The town itself was first documented in 1219, naming the mayor Waltherus de Aken. In 1270 Aken received its town charter as Civitas. The name Aken is based on the Latin name Aqua (location at or near the water). Probably this was a foundation from lower rhenish settlers from Aachen which is spelled Aken in the Dutch language.
Culture and sights • historical town hall • two medieval churches: St. Nicholas and St. Mary • "Stone Kemenate" (heated residential building) from the 13th century with arches • town wall from the Middle Ages with 3 remaining towers • passenger navigation on the river Elbe • Biosphere Reserve Middle Elbe.

Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt

Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt

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Aken has a population of over 7,417 people. Aken also forms part of the wider Anhalt-Bitterfeld district which has a population of over 157,217 people. Aken is situated near Köthen.

Twin Towns, Sister Cities Aken has links with:

🇫🇷 Anor, France 🇩🇪 Erwitte, Germany

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North of: 51.85

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Carmarthen 51.856

🇵🇱 Zgierz 51.858

🇺🇦 Shostka 51.867

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gloucester 51.867

🇩🇪 Wittenberg 51.867

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Braintree 51.881

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Luton 51.882

🇳🇱 Tiel 51.883

🇮🇪 Cork 51.883

🇧🇾 Stolin 51.883

South of: 51.85

🇳🇱 Spijkenisse 51.85

🇵🇱 Grójec 51.85

🇳🇱 Nijmegen 51.842

🇵🇱 Leszno 51.842

🇷🇺 Ulan-Ude 51.842

🇩🇪 Dessau-Roßlau 51.839

🇩🇪 Bocholt 51.839

🇩🇪 Dessau 51.833

🇩🇪 Borken 51.833

🇳🇱 Nissewaard 51.828

East of: 12.05

🇩🇰 Roskilde 12.083

🇩🇪 Gera 12.098

🇸🇪 Angered 12.099

🇮🇹 Viterbo 12.1

🇩🇪 Schwandorf 12.1

🇩🇪 Regensburg 12.102

🇩🇪 Plauen 12.117

🇩🇪 Rostock 12.132

🇩🇪 Rosenheim 12.133

🇩🇪 Landshut 12.15

West of: 12.05

🇮🇹 Forlì 12.042

🇩🇪 Wunsiedel 12.017

🇩🇪 Merseburg 11.983

🇩🇪 Halle 11.975

🇩🇪 Halle (Saale) 11.967

🇩🇪 Ebersberg 11.967

🇩🇪 Weißenfels 11.967

🇸🇪 Gothenburg 11.961

🇮🇹 Castelfranco Veneto 11.933

🇩🇪 Köthen 11.917

Antipodal to Aken is: -167.95,-51.85

Locations Near: Aken 12.05,51.85

🇩🇪 Köthen 11.917,51.75 d: 14.4

🇩🇪 Dessau-Roßlau 12.245,51.839 d: 13.5

🇩🇪 Dessau 12.25,51.833 d: 13.9

🇩🇪 Bernburg 11.733,51.8 d: 22.5

🇩🇪 Bitterfeld-Wolfen 12.328,51.623 d: 31.7

🇩🇪 Halle 11.975,51.482 d: 41.2

🇩🇪 Halle (Saale) 11.967,51.467 d: 43

🇩🇪 Burg bei Magdeburg 11.85,52.267 d: 48.3

🇩🇪 Magdeburg 11.64,52.132 d: 42

🇩🇪 Merseburg 11.983,51.35 d: 55.8

Antipodal to: Aken -167.95,-51.85

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16542.6

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15830.2

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15774.1

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15872.1

🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11958.6

🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11868.3

🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11854.3

🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11849.9

🇺🇸 Kahului -156.466,20.891 d: 11849.7

🇺🇸 Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 11821.9

Flood Risk: Climate Central 51.85 12.05

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