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Raeren

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Raeren () is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German.

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Raeren
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Raeren-Gemeentehuis.JPG
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Raeren town hall
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Raeren Liège Belgium Map.svg
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Location of Raeren in the province of Liège
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BE Raeren COA.svg
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Flagge Raeren.svg
Belgium municipality.province
Liège
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Verviers
Belgium municipality.nis
63061
Belgium municipality.mayor
Jérôme Franssen
Belgium municipality.majority
Mit Uns - Ecolo
Belgium municipality.postal codes
4730–4731
Belgium municipality.telephone area
087
Belgium municipality.web
www.raeren.be

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Raeren () is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German.

On 1 January 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km2 which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raeren” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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