Raeren
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Raeren | |||
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Municipality | |||
Raeren town hall
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Location in Belgium | |||
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Country | Belgium | ||
Community | German-speaking Community | ||
Region | Wallonia | ||
Province | Liège | ||
Arrondissement | Verviers | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Hans-Dieter Laschet (Mit uns) | ||
• Governing party/ies | Mit uns – CSL | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 74.21 km2 (28.65 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
• Total | 10,618 | ||
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 4730–4731 | ||
Area codes | 087 | ||
Website | www.raeren.be |
Raeren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in Eastern Belgium which still predominantly speak German.
On January 1, 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km² which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper.
Mathias Cormann, the Minister for Finance of Australia, was raised in Raeren.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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Kelmis | Aachen (DE-NW) | ||
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Aachen (DE-NW) Roetgen (DE-NW) |
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