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Baesweiler

Baesweiler is a municipality in the district of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Coordinates: 50°54′N 6°11′E / 50.900°N 6.183°E / 50.900; 6.183
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionKöln
DistrictAachen
Subdivisions7
Government
 • Mayor (2025–30) Pierre Froesch (CDU)
Area
 • Total
27.84 km2 (10.75 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)1
 • Total
29,206
 • Density1,049/km2 (2,717/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
52499
Dialling codes02401
Vehicle registrationAC
Websitewww.baesweiler.de

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

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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

On 22 August 1371, the Battle of Baesweiler took place between the armies of duke Wenceslaus I of Brabant on one hand, and dukes William II of Jülich and Edward of Guelders on the other.2 Wenceslaus suffered a humiliating defeat, and was captured by William II of Jülich afterwards. Edward of Guelders was killed not soon after the battle was over.3

Politics

The current mayor is Pierre Froesch of the CDU, who has been serving as mayor of Baesweiler since 2020. In the 2025 election he was reelected with 86,2 % of the vote.4

City council

After the 2025 local elections, the Baesweiler city council is composed as follows:

Party Votes % +/- Seats +/-
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) 7,028 60.2 Decrease 2.4 23 Increase 1
Social Democratic Party (SPD) 1,562 13.4 Decrease 6.1 5 Decrease 3
Alternative for Germany (AfD) 1,558 13.4 New 5 New
Alliance 90/The Greens (Grüne) 860 7.4 Decrease 3.8 3 Decrease 1
The Left (Linke) 366 3.1 Increase 0.2 1 ±0
Free Democratic Party (FDP) 276 2.4 Decrease 1.5 1 ±0
Anton Dinslaken 18 0.2 New 0 New
Valid votes 11,668 98.5
Invalid votes 173 1.5
Total 11,841 100.0 38 ±0
Electorate/voter turnout 21,128 56.0
Source: City of Baesweiler

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

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2024 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW.
  2. Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold, (The Boydell Press, 2009), 80.
  3. Richard Vaughan, Philip the Bold, 80.
  4. "Ergebnis". wahlen.regioit.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  5. "Städtepartnerschaft" (in German). Baesweiler. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
External links
  • Monument for the coal pit "Carl-Alexander" erected on Reyplatz
    Monument for the coal pit "Carl-Alexander" erected on Reyplatz