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