Town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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
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.[ 3] Wenceslaus, upon his capture, suffered a humiliating defeat.[ 4]
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:[ 5]
Notable people
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Baesweiler .
Coat of Arms of Aachen district
International National Geographic