Burg-Reuland () is a
municipality
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located in the
Belgian
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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 ...
.
The name of the municipality refers to the
castle "Burg-Reuland", which is located in the center of the community. On January 1, 2006, Burg-Reuland had a total population of 3,903. The total area is 108.96 km² which gives a
population density
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of 36 inhabitants per km². Burg-Reuland is one of the municipalities of the
German-speaking Community of Belgium
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.
The municipality consists of the following
sub-municipalities: Reuland and
Thommen.
The point where
Belgium
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,
Germany
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and
Luxembourg
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meet is located on the river
Our
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, near the village of
Ouren
Ouren is a village in Belgium with a population of 129 inhabitants. Ouren is a part of the municipality of Burg-Reuland and thus belongs to the German-speaking Community of Belgium.
Geography
Ouren is located at the border triangle of Belgium- ...
in this municipality.
Sports
Burg-Reuland has two main football clubs: SG Rapid Oudler of Oudler village (
matricule
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number 7432), who play in the
Liège Provincial Leagues,
S.G. RAPID OUDLER , Voetbal Vlaanderen
/ref> and Racing Club Burg-Reuland, who play in local amateur leagues not affiliated to the Royal Belgian Football Association
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.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Burg-Reuland
* Reuland Castle
Reuland Castle is a castle in southeast Belgium, Burg-Reuland, near the border of Germany, probably built after 1148 by the von Reuland nobles.
The castle was sold in 1322 to Count John the Blind and the
King of Bohemia. On 24 May 1384 King Wenz ...
* Ouren Castle
Ouren Castle is a castle ruin in Ouren in the East Cantons of Belgium. It was the ancestral seat of the lineage of the free nobles of Ouren.
Dating back to the 11th century, the site was originally a segmented, fortified castle fortress with ...
* Haus von Orley
References
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