Baesweiler
Castle Baesweiler, front
Baesweiler
Location of the town of Baesweiler within Aachen district
Coordinates	50°54′N 6°11′E / 50.9°N 6.18333°E / 50.9; 6.18333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Cologne
District	Aachen
Town subdivisions	7
Mayor	Willi Linkens (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m  (427 ft)
Population	27,898 (31 December 2010)
- Density	1,003 /km2 (2,597 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	AC
Postal code	52499
Area code	02401
Website	www.baesweiler.de

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

Geography

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

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Division of the municipality

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 suffered a humiliating defeat.

International relations

Baesweiler is twinned with:

• Easington (United Kingdom) -– since 1975
• Montesson (France) -– since 1990

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