Rhenish Republic
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The Rhenish Republic was proclaimed at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) in October 1923 during the occupation of the Ruhr by troops from France and Belgium and subjected itself to French protectorate. It comprised three territories, named North, South and Ruhr. Their regional capitals were, respectively, Aachen, Koblenz and Essen.
Josef Friedrich Matthes in Koblenz, 22 November 1923.
Aachen
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Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 27th-largest city of Germany, with around 252,000 inhabitants.
Image: Blick auf das Rathaus und den Dom Aachens aufgenommen von St Jakob
Image: Aachen Cathedral night
Image: Hauptaltar mit Marienschrein Innere des Aachener Dom Aachen Nordrhein Westfalen Deutschland (21776757089)
Image: Aachener Dom Kuppel und Barbarossaleuchter