Baesweiler

Baesweiler 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

 * Geilenkirchen
 * Linnich
 * Aldenhoven
 * Alsdorf
 * Herzogenrath
 * 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

Twin towns – sister cities
Baesweiler is twinned with:
 * 🇫🇷 Montesson, France (1990)

Notable people

 * Matthias Goebbels (1836–1911), priest and artist
 * Franz Loogen (1919–2010), pioneer of cardiology in Germany
 * Ralph Gunesch (born 1983), footballer