Kelmis
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Kelmis | ||
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Municipality of Belgium | ||
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Kelmis | ||
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Coordinates: 50°42′N 06°00′E / 50.700°N 6.000°ECoordinates: 50°42′N 06°00′E / 50.700°N 6.000°E | ||
Country | Belgium | |
Community | German-speaking Community | |
Region | Wallonia | |
Province | Liège | |
Arrondissement | Verviers | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Louis Goebbels | |
• Governing party/ies | PFF | |
Area | ||
• Total | 18.12 km2 (7.00 sq mi) | |
Population (1 January 2012)[1] | ||
• Total | 10,874 | |
• Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
Postal codes | 4720–4728 | |
Area codes | 087 | |
Website | www.kelmis.be |
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.
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2012 (XLS; 214 KB)
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