Baesweiler () is a municipality in the

district of Aachen The district of Aachen (german: link=yes, Städteregion Aachen) is a district in the west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Heinsberg, Düren, Euskirchen, and also the Netherlands province of Limburg and the Belgian pro ...

North Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a States of Germany, state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more tha ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

Geography

Baesweiler is located approximately 20 km north-east of

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th- ...

Neighbouring municipalities

Geilenkirchen Geilenkirchen (, Ripuarian: ) is a town in the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Heerlen and 20 k ...

Linnich Linnich is a town in the Düren (district), district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the Rur, River Rur (Roer river), approx. 10 km north-west of Jülich. Economy Linnich is the home of Schweizeris ...

Aldenhoven Aldenhoven () is a municipality in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located approximately 5 km south-west of Jülich, 5 km north of Eschweiler and 20 km north-east of Aachen. Gallery ...

Alsdorf Alsdorf () is a municipality in the district of Aachen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Until the 21st century Alsdorf was a mining area, but now many service companies have established themselves in Alsdorf. Alsdorf has an indoor arena, ...

Herzogenrath Herzogenrath ( Ripuarian: ; li, Hertseraoj; nl, ’s-Hertogenrade) is a municipality in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It borders the Dutch town of Kerkrade, the national border in one section running along ...

Übach-Palenberg Übach-Palenberg is a town in the Heinsberg district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of two villages, Palenberg and Übach. Geography The town is located at the border with the Netherlands, at approx. 10 km ea ...

Division of the municipality

The municipality has seven subdivisions since a local government reform in 1972 (populations as of January 2007): * Baesweiler (13,864 inhabitants) * Beggendorf (1,667 inhabitants) * Floverich (408 inhabitants) * Loverich (1,255 inhabitants) * Oidtweiler (2,731 inhabitants) * Puffendorf (441 inhabitants) * Setterich (7,794 inhabitants)

History

In 1371 a

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

took place between the armies of Wenceslaus I, duke of

Brabant Brabant is a traditional geographical region (or regions) in the Low Countries of Europe. It may refer to: Place names in Europe * London-Brabant Massif, a geological structure stretching from England to northern Germany Belgium * Province of Bra ...

on one hand, and Gulik and

Gelre The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in p ...

on the other. Wenceslaus, upon his capture, suffered a humiliating defeat.

Population development

* 1950: 13.268 * 1970: 24.223 * 1998: 26.731 * 2000: 27.434 * 2002: 27.604 * 2004: 27.933 * 2006: 28.160 * 2008: 27.991 * 2010: 27.898 * 2012: 26.445 * 2014: 26.597 * 2015: 26.819

Twin towns – sister cities

Baesweiler is twinned with: *

Montesson Montesson () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris. Transport in Montesson is served by buses with T-tickets as well as by several Paris-suburba ...

, France (1990)

Notable people

* Matthias Goebbels (1836–1911), priest and artist * Franz Loogen (1919–2010), pioneer of cardiology in Germany * Ralph Gunesch (born 1983), footballer

References

External links

Official site
File:Reyplatz_baesweiler.jpeg, Monument for the coal pit "Carl-Alexander" erected on Reyplatz Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia Aachen (district) {{AachenDistrict-geo-stub