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Raeren () is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German. On 1 January 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km2 which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper. Mathias Cormann, the former Minister for Finance of Australia and current Secretary-General of the OECD, was raised in Raeren. Transportation Its was the hub and headquarters of the Vennbahn railway. Image:Raeren, Sankt Nikolauskirche foto1 2010-09-04 15.57.JPG, Raeren, church: Sankt Nikolauskirche Image:BurgRaeren02.jpg, Raeren Castle See also * List of protected heritage sites in Raeren * German-speaking community of Belgium The ...
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List Of Protected Heritage Sites In Raeren
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Raeren. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage. See also * Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-speaking Community of Belgium * List of protected heritage sites in Liège (province) * Raeren Raeren () is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Bel ... {{Commons category, Cultural heritage monuments in Raeren References * Belgian heritage register: Direction générale opérationnelle - Aménagement du territoire, Logement, Patrimoine et Energie (DGwww.dglive.beGeschützte Objekte in Raeren Lists of protected heritage sites in Liège Province, Raeren Raeren ...
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Vennbahn
The (, "Fen Railway") is a former railway line that was built partly across what was then German territory by the Prussian state railways. It is now entirely in Belgium, because the trackbed of the line, as well as the stations and other installations, were made provisional Belgian territory in 1919 (permanent in 1922) under an article of the Treaty of Versailles. This had the effect of creating six small exclaves of Germany on the line's western side, of which five remain. The treaty (not the location of the trackbed, ''per se'') also created one small Belgian counter-enclave, a traffic island inside a three-way German road intersection near which lasted until 1949. The route is now a cycle way. Route The line, which was standard gauge, ran for some across the High Fens to the south of Aachen in a roughly southward direction from Aachen via (the site of the depot), Monschau and to , with a eastward branch from to and . At Eupen it connected with the line to Herbe ...
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Vlattenhaus
The Vlattenhaus is a castle-like building in the town of Eynatten, belonging to the Belgian municipality of Raeren, located on Hauseter Straße, just 200 meters away from Amstenrath Castle. History In the 2nd half of the 14th century, the Vlattenhaus was built by ''Peter of Eynatten'', the brother of Johann of Eynatten who had a predecessor of the adjacent castle built. On the site of the Vlattenhaus there was probably previously a feudal farm of the estate Amstenrath. In 1434 the male line of the family died out and the house, through marriage, came into other hands. In 1728 the house, which was rather dilapidated at the time, was given to the Jesuits. They had it demolished to build a smaller house in its place. The moats were also turned into fishponds. In 1773, the order was dissolved, and the house was sold again to a private individual. Finally, after World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, w ...
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Hauset
Hauset is a village in the Belgian municipality of Raeren, part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium. The village is around 260m over Mean Sea Level, along the small river Geul and borders the Forest of Aachen. The population, around 1700 inhabitants, is German-speaking and is about half of German citizens who come from the Aachen region. Hauset is on the border to Germany, close to Aachen. Adjacent Belgian villages are Hergenrath, Walhorn and Eynatten. External links

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