Lontzen () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
located in
East Belgium
The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...
. On January 1, 2018 Lontzen had a total population of 5,695. The total area is 28.73 km² which gives a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopu ...
of 198 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
sub-municipalities: Lontzen proper,
Herbesthal, and
Walhorn
Walhorn () is a village in the municipality of Lontzen, East Belgium
The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), sin ...
.
In the 19th century, a
Low Franconian
Low Franconian, Low Frankish, NetherlandicSarah Grey Thomason, Terrence Kaufman: ''Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics'', University of California Press, 1991, p. 321. (Calling it "Low Frankish (or Netherlandish)".)Scott Shay ...
dialect was widely spoken in Lontzen.
See also
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List of protected heritage sites in Lontzen
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Lontzen. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-spea ...
References
External links
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Official web page
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