What is Eschweiler?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |name = Eschweiler |image_photo = Eschweiler Indestraße.JPG |imagesize = 300px |image_caption = Indestraße in Eschweiler |image_flag = Flagge Eschweiler.svg |image_coa = DEU Eschweiler COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|49|N|6|17|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Eschweiler in AC.svg |state = North Rhine-Westphalia |region = Cologne |district = Aachen |elevation = 110 - 262 |area = 76.559 |population = 55171 |Stand = 2006-12-31 |postal_code = 52249 |area_code = 02403 |licence = AC, MON |Gemeindeschlüssel = 05334012 |divisions = 22 |website = {{url|http://www.eschweiler.de/}} |mayor = Rudi Bertram |party = SPD }} '''Eschweiler''' is a [[Germany|German]] town in the [[States of Germany|state]] of [[North Rhine-Westphalia]]. It is next to the river Inde, near the German-Belgian-Dutch frontier, and about {{convert|15|km|abbr=off}} [[east]] of [[Aachen]] and {{convert|50|km|mi|1|lk=on|abbr=off}} west of [[Cologne]]. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Its area has about {{convert|77|km2|sqmi|1|lk=on|abbr=off}}. In Eschweiler, there are many castles. Eschweiler is a big carnival town. There are also many sport places. These include two public swimming pools, a golf place and an artificial lake. A well-known school in Eschweiler is the ''Bischöfliche Liebfrauenschule'' with its over 100 years of tradition. [[File:Eschweiler Hauptbahnhof EG.jpg|thumb|left|Eschweiler Central railway station]] Eschweiler is on the railway line from Aachen to Cologne. The [[Eschweiler Central railway station]] was opened in 1841. Next to Eschweiler, there is a village called ''Bergrath''. In 2010, a new shopping center with a ''MediaMarkt''-store opened next to the motorway. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons-inline|Eschweiler}} {{multistub|geo|Euro