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Bütgenbach (; french: Butgenbach, ) is a 
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
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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 ...
. On January 1, 2006, Bütgenbach had a total population of 5,574. The total area is 97.31 km² which gives a population density
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of 57 inhabitants per km². As part of the German-speaking Community of 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 ...
, the official language in this municipality is German.
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Bütgenbach proper and Elsenborn. It lends its name to a nearby artificial lake
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Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
.
See also
*List of protected heritage sites in Bütgenbach
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Bütgenbach. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-speaking Community o ...
References
External links
* {{Liege-geo-stub