Welkenraedt

Welkenraedt Welkenrote(Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Welkenraedt
Welkenraedt Location in Belgium Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège
Coordinates:50°39′N05°58′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Luc Nix (MR)
• Governing party/ies	LB - Plus
Area
• Total	24.72 km2(9.54 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	9,920
• Density	400/km2(1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	4840–4841
NIS code	63084
Area codes	087
Website	welkenraedt.be

Welkenraedt(French pronunciation:[wɛlkənʁat];Ripuarian:Wälekete;Walloon:Welkenrote) is amunicipalityofWallonialocated in theprovince of Liège,Belgium.

On January 1, 2018, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,920. The total area is 24.47 km²which gives apopulation densityof 405 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts:Henri-Chapelleand Welkenraedt.

American Cemetery and Memorial

The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to theHenri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorialwhich contains the graves of 7,992 members of theAmericanmilitary who died inWorld War II.

Gallery

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  Town hall
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  Church

Twin towns

• Nove,Italy
• Epfig,France

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Welkenraedt

External links

• Media related toWelkenraedtat Wikimedia Commons