Amel (; french: Amblève, ) is a
Belgian municipality in the
Walloon province of
Liège
Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège.
The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from b ...
, and is part of the
German-speaking Community of Belgium (german: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens). On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km² which gives a
population density of 44 inhabitants per km².
There are eighteen villages in Amel: Amel (village),
Born
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,
Deidenberg,
Eibertingen,
Halenfeld,
Heppenbach,
Hepscheid,
Herresbach
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,
Iveldingen,
Medell,
Meyerode,
Mirfeld,
Möderscheid,
Montenau,
Schoppen,
Stephanshof,
Valender and
Wereth.
The name Amel is of
Celt
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ic origin and means
water. The river
Amblève (german: Amel) flows through the municipality.
Amel is the birthplace of
Karl-Heinz Lambertz, current leader (
Minister-President) of the community executive of the
German-speaking community of Belgium.
History
In 716, the
Battle of Amblève, between
Charles Martel with the
Austrasia
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ns on one side and the joint forces of the
Frisia
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ns and
Neustrians under
Ragenfrid and
Chilperic II on the other side, was the first victory for Charles Martel.
Amel was the site of heavy fighting during the
Battle of the Bulge. On 17 December 1944, the
Wereth Massacre took place when eleven soldiers of the
African American 333rd Field Artillery Battalion were tortured and executed by members of the
1st SS Panzer Division ''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler''. A memorial to the ''Wereth 11'' was erected in the village in 1994.
Sports
The municipality's football club,
KFC Grün-Weiß Amel, play in the
Liège Provincial League first tier (sixth tier overall).
KFC Grün-Weiss Amel on Soccerway
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See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Amel
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Amel. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-speaking Community of Belgi ...
References
External links
*
Gazetteer Entry
Municipality of Amel website (German)
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Municipalities of Liège Province