Baesweiler

Baesweiler
Castle Baesweiler, front Castle Baesweiler, front
Coat of arms
Baesweiler
Location of Baesweiler within Aachen district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Köln
District	Aachen
Government
• Mayor	Willi Linkens (CDU)
Area
• Total	27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	26,497
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	52499
Dialling codes	02401
Vehicle registration	AC
Website	www.baesweiler.de

Baesweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːsvaɪlɐ]) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Geography

Baesweiler is located approximately 20 km north-east of Aachen.

Neighbouring municipalities

• Geilenkirchen
• Linnich
• Aldenhoven
• Alsdorf
• Herzogenrath
• Übach-Palenberg

Division of the municipality

File:Setterich.jpg

Setterich

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 took place between the armies of Wenceslaus I, duke of Brabant on one hand, and Gulik and Gelre on the other. Wenceslaus, upon his capture, suffered a humiliating defeat.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Baesweiler is twinned with:

• Easington, United Kingdom -– since 1975
• 20px Montesson, France -– since 1990

External links

• Official site (German)

• Reyplatz baesweiler.jpeg

  Monument for the coal pit "Carl-Alexander" erected on Reyplatz