Editing Aachen (section)

== Boroughs ==

The city is divided into seven administrative districts, or boroughs, each with its own district council, district leader, and district authority. The councils are elected locally by those who live within the district, and these districts are further subdivided into smaller sections for statistical purposes, with each sub-district named by a two-digit number.

The districts of Aachen, including their constituent statistical districts, are:
* [[Aachen-Mitte]]: 10 Markt, 13 Theater, 14 Lindenplatz, 15 St. Jakob, 16 Westpark, 17 Hanbruch, 18 Hörn, 21 [[Ponttor]], 22 Hansemannplatz, 23 [[Soers]], 24 Jülicher Straße, 25 Kalkofen, 31 Kaiserplatz, 32 Adalbertsteinweg, 33 Panneschopp, 34 [[Rothe Erde]], 35 Trierer Straße, 36 [[Frankenberger Viertel|Frankenberg]], 37 [[Forst (Aachen)|Forst]], 41 Beverau, 42 [[Burtscheid]] Kurgarten, 43 Burtscheid Abbey, 46 Burtscheid Steinebrück, 47 Marschiertor, 48 Hangeweiher
* [[Brand (Aachen)|Brand]]: 51 Brand
* [[Eilendorf (Aachen)|Eilendorf]]: 52 Eilendorf
* [[Haaren (Aachen)|Haaren]]: 53 Haaren (including [[Verlautenheide]])
* [[Kornelimünster/Walheim]]: 61 [[Kornelimünster]], 62 [[Oberforstbach]], 63 [[Walheim (Aachen)|Walheim]]
* [[Laurensberg]]: 64 [[Vaalserquartier]], 65 Laurensberg
* [[Richterich]]: 88 Richterich

Regardless of official statistical designations, there are 50 neighbourhoods and communities within Aachen, here arranged by district:
[[File:AC SO Stadtbezirke overview named small.png|thumb|Aachen districts and quarters]]
* Aachen-Mitte: Beverau, Bildchen, [[Burtscheid]], Forst, Frankenberg, Grüne Eiche, Hörn, Lintert, [[Ponttor|Pontviertel]], [[Preuswald]], Ronheide, Rosviertel, Rothe Erde, Stadtmitte, Steinebrück, West
* [[Brand (Aachen)|Brand]]: Brand, Eich, [[Freund (Aachen)|Freund]], Hitfeld, Niederforstbach
* [[Eilendorf (Aachen)|Eilendorf]]: Eilendorf, Nirm
* [[Haaren (Aachen)|Haaren]]: Haaren, Hüls, Verlautenheide
* [[Kornelimünster/Walheim]]: [[Friesenrath]], [[Hahn (Aachen)|Hahn]], Kitzenhaus, Kornelimünster, [[Krauthausen (Aachen)|Krauthausen]], [[Lichtenbusch]], [[Nütheim]], Oberforstbach, [[Sief]], [[Schleckheim]], Schmithof, Walheim
* [[Laurensberg]]: Gut Kullen, Kronenberg, Laurensberg, [[Lemiers]], Melaten, [[Orsbach]], [[Seffent]], Soers, Steppenberg, Vaalserquartier, [[Vetschau (Aachen)|Vetschau]]
* [[Richterich]]: [[Horbach (Aachen)|Horbach]], Huf, Richterich

=== Neighbouring communities ===
The following cities and communities border Aachen, clockwise from the northwest:
[[Herzogenrath]], [[Würselen]], [[Eschweiler]], [[Stolberg (Rhineland)|Stolberg]] and [[Roetgen]] (which are all in the [[Aachen (district)|district of Aachen]]); [[Raeren]], [[Kelmis]] and [[Plombières]] ([[Liège Province]] in Belgium) as well as [[Vaals]], [[Gulpen-Wittem]], [[Simpelveld]], [[Heerlen]] and [[Kerkrade]] (all in [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg Province]] in the Netherlands).