ESCHWEILER

eschweiler, a town of germany, in the prussian rhine province, on the inde, and the railways cologne-herbesthal and munich-gladbach-stolberg, about 8 m. e.n.e. from aix-la-chapelle. pop. (1905) 20,643. the town has an evangelical and four roman catholic churches, a gymnasium and an orphanage. the manufacture of iron and steel goods is carried on; other industries include the manufacture of zinc wares, tanning, distilling and brewing. in the neighbourhood there are valuable coal mines. see koch, _geschichte der stadt eschweiler_ (frankfort, 1890).