Plombières

Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, Lorraine, France, site of the 1858 Treaty of Plombières between France and Piedmont.

For other uses, see Plombières (disambiguation).

Plombières Blieberg (Dutch) Bleiberg (German)
Municipality
Place Communale
Location of Plombières
Plombières Location in Belgium Location of Plombières in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Thierry Wimmer
Area
• Total	53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	10,401
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes	4850-4852
NIS code	63088
Area codes	087
Website	www.plombieres.be

Plombières (German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Plombières had a total population of 9,672. The total area is 53.17 km² which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km².

The municipality Plombières consists of the villages Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.

The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.

Gallery

• 
  Sippenaeken, view to the village
• 
  Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken
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  Gemmenich street
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  Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert
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  Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
• 
  German border

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Plombières
• Viaduct of Moresnet

External links

• Media related to Plombières at Wikimedia Commons