Raeren

Municipality in Liège province, Belgium

Municipality in German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium

Raeren

Municipality

Raeren town hall

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Coat of arms

Location of Raeren

Raeren

Location in Belgium

Location of Raeren in the province of Liège

Coordinates: 50°41′N 06°07′E﻿ / ﻿50.683°N 6.117°E﻿ / 50.683; 6.117
Country|  Belgium
Community|  German-speaking Community of Belgium
Region| Wallonia
Province| Liège
Arrondissement| Verviers
Government

• Mayor| Jérôme Franssen
• Governing party/ies| Mit Uns - Ecolo
Area

• Total| 72.81 km2 (28.11 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total| 10,707
• Density| 150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Postal codes|

4730–4731

NIS code|

63061

Area codes| 087
Website| www.raeren.be

Raeren (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːʁən] ⓘ) 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.

Mathias Cormann, the former Minister for Finance of Australia and current Secretary-General of the OECD, was raised in Raeren.[2]

## Transportation[edit]

Its Raeren railway station [de] was the hub and headquarters of the Vennbahn railway.

* Raeren, church: Sankt Nikolauskirche

* Raeren Castle

## See also[edit]

* List of protected heritage sites in Raeren
* German-speaking community of Belgium
* Vlattenhaus

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ Kitney, Geoff (2 May 2014). "Mathias Cormann: A tale of two lives". The Age. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

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Places adjacent to Raeren

| Kelmis | Aachen (DE-NW) |

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Eupen |

Raeren

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Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia

Huy|

* Amay
* Anthisnes
* Burdinne
* Clavier
* Engis
* Ferrières
* Hamoir
* Héron
* Huy
* Marchin
* Modave
* Nandrin
* Ouffet
* Tinlot
* Verlaine
* Villers-le-Bouillet
* Wanze

Liège|

* Ans
* Awans
* Aywaille
* Bassenge
* Beyne-Heusay
* Blegny
* Chaudfontaine
* Comblain-au-Pont
* Dalhem
* Esneux
* Flémalle
* Fléron
* Grâce-Hollogne
* Herstal
* Juprelle
* Liège
* Neupré
* Oupeye
* Saint-Nicolas
* Seraing
* Soumagne
* Sprimont
* Trooz
* Visé

Verviers|

* Amel
* Aubel
* Baelen
* Büllingen
* Burg-Reuland
* Bütgenbach
* Dison
* Eupen
* Herve
* Jalhay
* Kelmis
* Lierneux
* Limbourg
* Lontzen
* Malmedy
* Olne
* Pepinster
* Plombières
* Raeren
* Sankt Vith
* Spa
* Stavelot
* Stoumont
* Theux
* Thimister-Clermont
* Trois-Ponts
* Verviers
* Waimes
* Welkenraedt

Waremme|

* Berloz
* Braives
* Crisnée
* Donceel
* Faimes
* Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher
* Geer
* Hannut
* Lincent
* Oreye
* Remicourt
* Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse
* Waremme
* Wasseiges

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