Baesweiler

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Country Germany Admin. region Köln Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 27.77 km² Population 27,898 (31 Dec 2010) Dialling code 02401		State North Rhine-Westphalia District Aachen Postal codes 52499 Local time Tuesday 9:02 AM Postal code 52499 Administrative region Cologne

Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 32 km/h, 67% Humidity

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

Map of 52499 Baesweiler, Germany

Geography

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Aldenhoven

Übach-Palenberg

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 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.

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

International relations

Baesweiler is twinned with:

Easington, United Kingdom -– since 1975

Montesson, France -– since 1990

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann von Werth (1591-1652), general in the Thirty Years War, was probably born on 6 April 1591 in Puffendorf, however, the birth place is debatable between several towns of the Rhineland

Joseph Matthias Hubertus Goebbels (1836-1911) was for 32 years chaplain at St. Maria in Cologne.

Willi Linkens (born 1954), mayor of Baesweiler

David Christiansen (born 1976), composer

Ralph Gunesch (born 1983), football player

References

Baesweiler Wikipedia

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