Eschweiler

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This article is about Eschweiler in Germany. For Eschweiler in Luxembourg see Eschweiler, Luxembourg

Coordinates: 50°49′N 6°17′E

Eschweiler
Coat of arms of Eschweiler Location of Eschweiler in Germany
Country Germany
State North Rhine-Westphalia
Administrative region Cologne
District Aachen
Population 55,670 source (2005)
Area 76.56 km²
Population density 727 /km²
Elevation 260 m
Coordinates 50°49′ N 6°17′ E
Postal code 52249
Area code 02403
Licence plate code AC
Mayor Rudi Bertram (SPD)
Website eschweiler.de
Kambach Castle
Kambach Castle
Roethgen Castle
Roethgen Castle
Eschweiler Central Station
Eschweiler Central Station
Eschweiler District Court
Eschweiler District Court
The Leather Pietà
The Leather Pietà

Eschweiler is a town in the district of Aachen in North Rhine-Westfalia in Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Belgian-Dutch frontier, and approx. 10 km east of Aachen.

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[edit] History

  • 828 First mentioned.
  • 1394 Coal mining first mentioned.
  • 1678 Completely destroyed except one house and a leather pietà.
  • 1800 French municipal rights.
  • 1838 Foundation of the first joint stock company in the then Kingdom of Prussia: Eschweiler Bergwerksverein (i.e. Eschweiler Coal Mining Company) EBV.
  • 1858 Prussian municipal rights.
  • 1944 Heavily destroyed in World War II.

[edit] Worth knowing

Many castles, water castles and manors. Artificial lake Blausteinsee (i.e. Blue Stone Lake). Sports: soccer, ice hockey, golf, swimming, horse sports. A center of Rhineland carnival.
In Eschweiler there are more than 20 active carnival clubs:

  1. KG "Narrengarde" Eschweiler-Dürwiß
  2. KG "Ulk" Eschweiler-Hehlrath
  3. KG "Lätitia Blaue Funken" Eschweiler-Weisweiler
  4. KG Grüne Funken Eschweiler e.V.
  5. KG Kirchspiel Lohn
  6. KG Reitercorps Stadtgarde Eschweiler e.V.
  7. KG Löstige Eschweiler Afrikaner e.V.
  8. Eschweiler Scharwache 1882 e.V.
  9. KG "Ulk" Eschweiler-Oberröthgen 1928 e.V.
  10. KG "Lustige Reserve" Eschweiler
  11. KG "Eefelkank" Eschweiler-Hastenrath e.V.
  12. KG "Prinzengilde" 1947 Eschweiler-Bergrath e.V.
  13. KG "Burgwache" Eschweiler-Nothberg
  14. KG "Narrenzunft" Eschweiler-Pumpe-Stich
  15. KG "Fidele Trammebülle" Eschweiler
  16. KG "Onjekauchde" Eschweiler-Röhe
  17. KG Röthgener Garde
  18. KG Blaue Funken Artillerie e.V. 1928 Eschweiler
  19. KG Rote Funken Artillerie Eschweiler 1913 e.V.
  20. KG Klee Oepe Jonge e.V. 1950
  21. Kolpingfamilie Eschweiler "Böse Buben"
  22. Garderegiment Weiß-Rot

[edit] Culinary specialities

  • Sauerbraten
  • Potato fritters (Reibekuchen) with black bread, apple syrup, sugar beet syrup or stewed apples
  • Blood sausage (Blutwurst) crude or fried
  • Hemmel on Äed (i.e. Heaven and Earth) mashed potatoes with stewed apples and fried blood pudding
  • Rice pies, apricot pies, pear pies ("Schwatze Flaam") - 20 cm in diameter; the pear pies, also called black pies, are traditionally served at funerals

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] Natives

Coat of Arms of Aachen district
Cities and towns in Aachen (district)

Alsdorf | Baesweiler | Eschweiler | Herzogenrath | Monschau | Roetgen | Simmerath | Stolberg | Würselen |

 


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