Eupen
Geography
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	German-speaking Community
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Coordinates	50°38′N 06°02′E / 50.633, 6.033Coordinates: 50°38′N 06°02′E / 50.633, 6.033
Area	103. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field Belgium is a federal state comprising three communities, three regions, and four language areas. The German-speaking Community of Belgium (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. Belgium is divided into three regions two of them are subdivided into five Provinces each List of Governors 1830 - 1831 Etienne de Sauvage (Liberal 1831 - 1832 Jean-François Tielemans (Liberal The federalized country Belgium geographically consists of 3 regions of which only Flemish Region and Walloon Region are subdivided into 5 provinces A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 74 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population – Males – Females - Density	18,248 (January 1, 2006) 48. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgium offering a large choice of figures In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 73% 51. 27% 176 inhab. /km²
Age distribution 0–19 years 20–64 years 65+ years	(01/01/2006) 22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid and age structure diagram, is a graphical illustration that shows the distribution of various age groups in a 66% 59. 11% 18. 23%
Foreigners	12. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term 98% (01/07/2005)
Economy
Unemployment rate	10. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. 48% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income	12,713 €/pers. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (2003)
Government
Mayor	Elmar Keutgen (CSP)
Governing parties	CSP, PDB
Other information
Postal codes	4700, 4701
Area codes	087
Web address	www.eupen.be

St Nikolaus church in Eupen

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 "Hohes Venn" (Ardennes). A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government A coalition is an alliance among individuals during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own Self-interest. The Christian Social Party ( German: Christlich-Soziale Partei) is a party operating in the German-speaking community of Belgium. The Party of German-speaking Belgians ( Partei der deutschsprachigen Belgier, PDB) is a political party from the German speaking regions of Belgium Belgian postal codes are numeric and consist of 4 numbers although the last one is often zero A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those List of Governors 1830 - 1831 Etienne de Sauvage (Liberal 1831 - 1832 Jean-François Tielemans (Liberal Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish: For the political subdivision of France see Ardennes (department.

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. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 90 inhabitants per km².

After the end of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles placed Eupen and the neighboring municipality of Malmedy from 1920 to 1925 under Belgian administration, in the form of the Gouvernement Eupen-Malmedy under General Herman Baltia. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. Malmedy is a Municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. Baron Herman Baltia ( 1 September 1863, Saint-Josse-ten-Noode ( Brussels) – 1938 was a Belgian military officer the son of The region was eventually subject to a plebiscite to determine whether the region would be permanently separated from Germany and annexed to Belgium. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita However, the vote was not secret, since the ballots required the name and postal address of each voter. A ballot is a device (originally a small ball—see blackball) used to record choices made by Voters Each voter uses one ballot and ballots are not Fearing expulsion if they voted for Germany, the populations of Eupen and Malmedy voted to join Belgium.

Eupen is the seat of the Council of the German speaking community in Belgium and the official language in Eupen is German, although Dutch was widely spoken in Eupen in the 18th century. The German-speaking Community of Belgium (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname There is also a small University College in Eupen, the Autonome Hochschule in der deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, offering bachelor degrees in Education and Nursing.

Historical sketch

Map of Belgium in 1843: Eupen and the East Cantons were then German.

• 1213 First documentary mention of Eupen and the St. Nikolaus Chapel in the Duchy of Limburg. This article deals with the historical duchy of Limburg for other meanings see Limburg.
• 1288 Following the Battle of Worringen the Duchy of Limburg is annexed by John I. The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288 near the town of Worringen (also called Woeringen which is now considered to be a suburb of of Brabant. The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries.
• 1387 Brabant and Limburg fall to the house of Burgundy. Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) Eupen is burned to the ground during the war against Guelders. This article deals with the historical county and duchy of Guelders for other meanings see Gelderland.
• 1477 Brabant and Limburg (with Eupen) become an (Austrian) Habsburg possession.
• 1544 Emperor Charles V. grants Eupen the privilege to conduct two markets per year.
• 1555 Brabant and Limburg (with Eupen) become a Spanish-Habsburg possession.
• 1565 First mention of Protestantism in Eupen. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
• 1582 Eupen is burned down by Dutch troops.
• 1635 The plague devastates the town's population.
• 1648 Eupen obtains its own court of law.
• 1674 Eupen obtains city rights.
• 1680 Introduction of textile manufacture.
• 1713 With the Treaty of Utrecht Brabant and Limburg (with Eupen) revert back to the Austrian Habsburgs. The Treaty of Utrecht that established the Peace of Utrecht, rather than a single document comprised a series of individual peace treaties signed in the Dutch
• 1794 Eupen is annexed by Revolutionary France and becomes part of the département Ourthe, préfecture Liège, sous-préfecture Malmedy. Ourthe is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present day Belgium and Germany, at the time written as Ourte by Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch Malmedy is a Municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege.
• 1815 Following the Congress of Vienna, Eupen becomes part of Prussia's Rhine Province. The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Rhine Province (Rheinprovinz also known as Rhenish Prussia ( Rheinpreußen) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free
• 1919 Treaty of Versailles transfers Eupen to Belgium. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I.

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