Baesweiler () is a municipality in the
district of Aachen,
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
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.
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
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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 ...
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Linnich
Linnich is a town in the district of Düren in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the River Rur (Roer river), approx. 10 km north-west of Jülich.
Economy
Linnich is the home of SIG Combibloc, the specialist fo ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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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 alon ...
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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
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took place between the armies of
Wenceslaus I, duke of
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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
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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:
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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-subur ...
, France (1990)
Notable people
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Matthias Goebbels (1836–1911), priest and artist
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Franz Loogen (1919–2010), pioneer of cardiology in Germany
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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)
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