Plombières (; german: Bleyberg or ''Bleiberg'', nl, Blieberg; wa, So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km
2 which gives a
population density
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of 200 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality consists of the following districts:
Gemmenich,
Hombourg,
Montzen,
Moresnet
Neutral Moresnet (, , , ) was a small Belgian–Prussian condominium in western Europe that existed from 1816 to 1920 and was administered jointly by the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Belgium after its independence in 1830) and the Kingdom ...
, and
Sippenaeken.
The local language is
Low Dietsch
Low Dietsch ( nl, Platdiets, li, Platduutsj, french: francique rhéno-mosan or ) refers to a handful of transitional Limburgish– Ripuarian dialects spoken in a number of towns and villages (e.g., Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Welkenraedt).
T ...
, a bridge dialect between East
Limburgish
Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...
and
Ripuarian.
Gallery
Image:Sippenaeken, dorpszicht foto8 2011-03-25 11.35.JPG, Sippenaeken, view to the village
Image:Sippenaeken Beusdael.jpg, Beusdael Castle in Sippenaeken
Image:Gemmenich, straatzicht foto3 2011-03-25 11.07.JPG, Gemmenich street
Image:Gemmenich, église Saint Hubert foto11 2011-03-25 11.13.JPG, Gemmenich, church Saint-Hubert
Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Plombières, BE (DSCF5924).jpg, Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church
Hombourg, l´église Agnus Dei foto4 2017-03-12 15.26.jpg, Church (l´église Agnus Dei) outside Hombourg
Cyclist entering Belgium through Plombières (DSCF5915).jpg, German border
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Plombières
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Plombières. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected heritage sites in Liège (provin ...
*
Viaduct of Moresnet
The Viaduct of Moresnet, also known as the Geul Valley bridge is a railway bridge above and on the southern side of the village of Moresnet, within the municipality of Plombières, close to the three-way Belgian frontier with Germany and the N ...
References
External links
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Municipalities of Liège Province
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