Baesweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːsvaɪlɐ] ) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Baesweiler | |
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 Castle Baesweiler, front | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Baesweiler within Aachen district  | |
  Baesweiler  Baesweiler | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′N 6°11′E / 50.900°N 6.183°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Aachen |
| Subdivisions | 7 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Pierre Froesch[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.82 km2 (10.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,005 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 52499 |
| Dialling codes | 02401 |
| Vehicle registration | AC |
| Website | www.baesweiler.de |
Geography
editBaesweiler is located approximately 20 km north-east of Aachen.
Neighbouring municipalities
editDivision of the municipality
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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
editIn 1371 a battle took place between the armies of Wenceslaus I, duke of Brabant on one hand, and Gulik and Gelre on the other.[3] Wenceslaus, upon his capture, suffered a humiliating defeat.[4]
Population development
edit- 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
editBaesweiler is twinned with:[5]
Montesson, France (1990)
Notable people
edit- Matthias Goebbels (1836–1911), priest and artist
- Franz Loogen (1919–2010), pioneer of cardiology in Germany
- Ralph Gunesch (born 1983), footballer
References
edit- ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold, (The Boydell Press, 2009), 80.
- ^ Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold, 80.
- ^ "Städtepartnerschaft" (in German). Baesweiler. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
External links
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