Büllingen (; ) is a
municipality
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of
East Belgium, located in the
Belgian province of
Liège
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,
Wallonia
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. On January 1, 2006, Büllingen had a total population of 5,385 inhabitants. The total area is 150.49 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 36 inhabitants per km
2. The official language of Büllingen is
German, but it offers
French language facilities to francophones.
Since 1977 Büllingen consists of 27 villages:
*Büllingen, Honsfeld, Hünningen, Mürringen
*Rocherath, Krinkelt, Wirtzfeld
*Manderfeld, Afst, Allmuthen, Andlermühle, Berterath, Buchholz, Eimerscheid, Hasenvenn, Hergersberg, , Hüllscheid, Igelmonder Hof, Igelmondermühle, Kehr,
Krewinkel, Lanzerath, Losheimergraben, Medendorf, Merlscheid, Weckerath.
Geography
Its component village of
Krewinkel includes the
easternmost point in Belgium. The municipality also contains Rocherath, the highest village in Belgium, as well as the second highest point in Belgium, the
Weißer Stein near Mürringen.
History
In the period 1815–1919 it belonged first to the
Kingdom of Prussia
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and later to the
German Empire
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following the
unification of Germany
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. In 1920 it was ceded to Belgium under the terms of the
Treaty of Versailles
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as part of the
Eupen-Malmedy (East Cantons) area.
The town played a role in the
Battle of the Bulge
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as the Germans attempted to advance through the Ardennes Forest in
World War II
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.
Postal history
Büllingen post-office opened in December 1863, in the Malmedy county (''Kreis'') of the Aachen district (''Bezirk'') in the ''Rheinland'' province.
Postal codes since 1969: 4760 Büllingen; 4761 Rocherath. In 1969 Manderfeld 4778 (4760 in 1990).
Sports
The municipality has two main football clubs:
KFC Büllingen of Büllingen village (matricule number 7257) and
SG Rapid Mürringen of Mürringen village.
VoG Sportgemeinschaft Rapid Murringen – VATSearch
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See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Büllingen
References
External links
*
Official website
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