Student apartments in Aachen
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Aachen is RWTH country, Germany's top engineering university with the largest engineering international student body in the country. The Pontviertel is the historic student quarter; Hörn and Frankenberger Viertel are quieter and cheaper.
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RWTH country, Germany's largest engineering university, the densest student nightlife per square metre in Germany, and a 30-min train to Belgium/Netherlands.
Top neighborhoods for international students
Pontviertel
The Pontviertel ('Pontstraße quarter') is the historic RWTH student neighborhood, the densest stretch of bars and student cafés in Germany. Walking distance to most RWTH faculties.
$350 – $850 /mo
Frankenberger Viertel
Frankenberger Viertel sits east of the city centre, Art Nouveau architecture, the Burg Frankenberg, calmer than the Pontviertel. A favourite of grad students and PhDs.
$350 – $900 /mo
Hörn
Hörn sits at the western edge of Aachen, next to RWTH's newer Melaten campus (where most engineering departments moved). Affordable WGs and large student-housing complexes.
$350 – $800 /mo