Welkenraedt

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Welkenraedt
Municipality
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Coat of arms
Welkenraedt is located in Belgium
Welkenraedt
Welkenraedt
Location in Belgium
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Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège
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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 (1 January 2013)[1]
 • Total 9,703
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes 4840–4841
Area codes 087
Website www.welkenraedt.be

Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: ​[wɛlkɛnʁat]) is a Walloon municipality located 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.

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.

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Twin towns

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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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