Kelmis
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| Coordinates: 50°42′N 06°00′E / 50.7°N 6°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Community | German-speaking Community | ||
| Province | Liège | ||
| Arrondissement | Verviers | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mathieu Grosch | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CSP-cdH | ||
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| • Total | 18.12 km2 (7.00 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 10,700 | ||
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 4720–4728 | ||
| Area codes | 087 | ||
| Website | www.kelmis.be | ||
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Kelmis (in French: La Calamine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Kelmis had a total population of 10,396. The total area is 18.12 km² which gives a population density of 574 inhabitants per km².
The territory around the Vieille Montagne zinc mine in Kelmis was semi-independent during 1816–1919 as Neutral Moresnet, with the Mayor of Kelmis as head of state.
In the nineteenth century a Low Dietsch dialect was spoken in Kelmis. Today Kelmis is bilingual: German and French and one of the nine municipalities of the German-Speaking Community of Belgium.
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- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
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