title: Baesweiler
text: 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
  
  References
  
  External links 
  
   Official site 
  
  Towns in North Rhine-Westphalia
  Aachen (district)