Plombières (French pronunciation: [plɔ̃bjɛʁ]; German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch: Blieberg; Walloon: So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
Plombières
So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb (Walloon) | |
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 Place Communale | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Plombières  | |
  Plombières Location in Belgium
Location of Plombières in the province of Liège  | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E / 50.733°N 5.950°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marie Stassen (OCP) |
| • Governing party/ies | Ouverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions |
| Area | |
| • Total | 53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,401 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4850-4852 |
| NIS code | 63088 |
| Area codes | 087 |
| Website | www.plombieres.be |
On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km2 which gives a population density of 200 inhabitants per km2.[2]
The municipality consists of the following districts: Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.[3]
The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.[4]
Gallery edit
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Sippenaeken, view to the village -
Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken -
Gemmenich street -
Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert -
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church -
Church (l´église Agnus Dei) outside Hombourg -
German border
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Stat Bel. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ "Tout savoir sur..." Royal Syndicat d'initiative K.V.V. - K.V.V.V. (in Dutch, French, and German). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Jan Goossens. "Platdietse streek". Nieuwe Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
External links edit
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