Welkenraedt
Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: [wɛlkɛnʁat]) is a Walloon municipality in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,163. The total area is 24.47 km² which gives a population density of 374 inhabitants per km².
Welkenraedt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Welkenraedt Location in Belgium
Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège  | |
| Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Luc Nix |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,920 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4840–4841 |
| Area codes | 087 |
| Website | www.welkenraedt.be |
The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial which contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II.
Gallery
Town hall
Church
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
Media related to Welkenraedt at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Welkenraedt | ||||||||||
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Municipalities of Liège Province | ||
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| Huy |  | |
| Liège | ||
| Verviers | ||
| Waremme | ||
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