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Plombières

Coordinates: 50°44′N 05°57′E / 50.733°N 5.950°E / 50.733; 5.950
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Not to be confused with Plombières-les-Bains, Vosges, France, site of the 1858 Plombières Agreement between France and Piedmont.
For other uses, see Plombières (disambiguation).
Plombières
So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb (Walloon)
Blieberg (Dutch)
Bleiberg (German)
Municipality
Place Communale
Place Communale
Coat of arms of Plombières
Coat of arms
Location of Plombières
Map
Plombières is located in Belgium
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 / 50.733; 5.950
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorMarie Stassen (OCP)
 • Governing party/iesOuverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions
Area
 • Total53.17 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total10,401
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes
4850-4852
NIS code
63088
Area codes087
Websitewww.plombieres.be

Plombières official until 1919 Bleyberg (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.

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]

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  • Sippenaeken, view to the village
    Sippenaeken, view to the village
  • Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken
    Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken
  • Gemmenich street
    Gemmenich street
  • Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert
    Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert
  • Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
    Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
  • Church (l´église Agnus Dei) outside Hombourg
    Church (l´église Agnus Dei) outside Hombourg
  • German border
    German border

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Stat Bel. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Tout savoir sur..." Royal Syndicat d'initiative K.V.V. - K.V.V.V. (in Dutch, French, and German). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ Jan Goossens. "Platdietse streek". Nieuwe Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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