Baesweiler
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| Baesweiler | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Cologne |
| District | Aachen |
| Town subdivisions | 7 |
| Mayor | Willi Linkens (CDU) |
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| Area | 27.82 km² (10.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Population | 28,260 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 1,016 /km² (2,631 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | AC |
| Postal code | 52499 |
| Area code | 02401 |
| Website | www.baesweiler.de |
Baesweiler (IPA: [ˈbaːsvaɪlɐ]) is a municipality in the district of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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[edit] Geography
Baesweiler is located approx. 20 km north-east of Aachen.
[edit] Neighbouring municipalities
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Twin towns
Easington (United Kingdom) -– since 1975
Montesson (France) -– since 1990
[edit] External links
- Official site (German)
 Monument for the coal pit "Carl-Alexander" erected on Reyplatz |
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