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The St. Apollonia Church lies on
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For the most part, Eilendorf is surrounded by fields and nature except from the west, where it is connected to the Aachen-Mitte district of Rothe Erde. This green space is used mostly for cows, rather than heavily agriculture, though the number of farmers in the area has decreased dramatically over
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Church in Rothe Erde (a section of the Aachen-Mitte district). On 1 January 2010, the self-administered churches of St. Apollonia, St. Barbara and St. Severin were merged into the new St. Severin of
Eilendorf and Rothe Erde. Through this merger, there is now only a single church council and parish
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was built on a track in this area. On 1 April 1886 Eilendorf split from Forst to elect its own mayor, and the old community borders were reestablished. On 1 April 1897 the town got its own train station for commuter and freight traffic, and
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Pohlschneider. This patron saint was chosen because of the nearby Apollonia chapel, and though St Apollonia was originally established as a part of St. Severin Parish, it became its own parish on 21 January 1969. The church houses a mechanical Weimbs organ built in 1988.
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lines 2, 12, 22, 50, and 7 (as well as 34 and 43 in the industrial parts of the district) serving the area, as well as a train platform that connects
Eilendorf to Aachen and Düren. Trips to the center of Aachen by bus can take 30 minutes or longer.
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Eilendorf, but now a seamless transition between the two areas exists as a result of new construction connecting the industrial areas of Rothe Erde and Eilendorf South together.
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With its integration into Aachen, town leaders saw the possibility to address "outstanding community issues in a larger context and to create the basis for a stable living environment, as this would lead to a healthy community in our time ".
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Beckers, Aus der Geschichte der Pfarre St. Apollonia Aachen-Eilendorf – Ein geschichtlicher Rückblick anlässlich des Jubiläums "25 Jahre Pfarrkirche St. Apollonia" am 24. und 25. März 1986, Aachen-Eilendorf, 1986 im
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met its abrupt end in 1794. It was finally dissolved in 1802 when all church goods became a property of the state. By 1797, Eilendorf was already in political union with Forst, Weiern and Höfen.
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Karmeliten-Klosters, der Villa Harna, der Gelehrtenschulen in Aachen vor Einführung des Jesuiten-Gymnasiums der vormaligen Herrschaft Eilendorf'; J. A: Mayer (Hrsg.), (1835)
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services stop at the station. It takes approximately three minutes to reach the first Aachen station at Rothe Erde, and seven minutes to reach the
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