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Eupen

NameEupen
Picture-width260px
Map-legendLocation of Eupen in the province of Liège
ArmsEupen wappen.jpg
FlagFlag-eupen.png
Region 
Community 
Province 
ArrondissementVerviers
Nis63023
Pyramid-date01/01/2006
0-1922.66
20-6459.11
6518.23
LanguageGerman
Foreigners12.98
Foreigners-date01/07/2005
MayorElmar Keutgen (CSP)
MajorityCSP, PDB
Postal-codes4700, 4701
Telephone-area087
Webwww.eupen.be
Lat Deg50
Lat Min38
Lon Deg06
Lon Min02

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Eupen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 km from the German border (Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the nature reservation "High Fens" (Ardennes). The town is also the capital of the Euroregion Meuse-Rhine.

After the end of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen and the neighboring municipality of Malmedy from Germany to Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 Eupen had a total population of 18,248 (8,892 males and 9,356 females). The total area is 103.74 km2 which gives a population density of 175.90 inhabitants per km2.

Eupen is the seat of the Council of the German speaking community in Belgium and the official language in Eupen is German. There is also a small University College in Eupen, the Autonome Hochschule in der deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, offering bachelor degrees in Education and Nursing.

Eupen is known in Belgium as a conservative stronghold of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Municipalities of the Province of Liège

HuyAmay * Anthisnes * Burdinne * Clavier * Engis * Ferrières * Hamoir * Héron * Huy * Marchin * Modave * Nandrin * Ouffet * Tinlot * Verlaine * Villers-le-Bouillet * Wanze |
LiègeAns * Awans * Aywaille * Bassenge * Beyne-Heusay * Blegny * Chaudfontaine * Comblain-au-Pont * Dalhem * Esneux * Flémalle * Fléron * Grâce-Hollogne * Herstal * Juprelle * Liège * Neupré * Oupeye * Saint-Nicolas * Seraing * Soumagne * Sprimont * Trooz * Visé |
VerviersAmel * Aubel * Baelen * Büllingen * Burg-Reuland * Bütgenbach * Dison * Eupen * Herve * Jalhay * Kelmis * Lierneux * Limbourg * Lontzen * Malmedy * Olne * Pepinster * Plombières * Raeren * Sankt Vith * Spa * Stavelot * Stoumont * Theux * Thimister-Clermont * Trois-Ponts * Verviers * Waimes * Welkenraedt |
WaremmeBerloz * Braives * Crisnée * Donceel * Faimes * Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher * Geer * Hannut * Lincent * Oreye * Remicourt * Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse * Waremme * Wasseiges |



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