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Welkenraedt

Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E / 50.650°N 5.967°E / 50.650; 5.967
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Welkenraedt
Coat of arms of Welkenraedt
Location of Welkenraedt
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Welkenraedt is located in Belgium
Welkenraedt
Welkenraedt
Location in Belgium
Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E / 50.650°N 5.967°E / 50.650; 5.967
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorJean-Luc Nix
Area
 • Total24.72 km2 (9.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total9,920
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
4840–4841
NIS code
63084
Area codes087
Websitewww.welkenraedt.be

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

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.