BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Federal Kingdom Belgium German-speaking Community of Belgium Outline related to Belgian Emigration

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Present Description

Territorial subdivision

This community is composed of the German-speaking municipalities in the East of Belgium. They are part of the Arrondissement Verviers, Province Liège and the Walloon Region.

This municipalities are now (German and French names):

• Amel (Amblève)
• Büllingen (Bullange)
• Burg-Reuland
• Buetgenbach (Butgenbach)
• Eupen [capital city]
• Kelmis (La Calamine)
• Lontzen
• Raeren
• Sankt Vith (Saint-Vith)

The municipalities of Malmédy and Waimes are part of the French Community of Belgium, but do have a German-speaking minority.

The Vennbahn, Belgium's railway through Germany, did have a very specific origin and unique international status. It's now closed.

Short history with bibliography

• General

  Click here for a map (with description) of the German speaking area of Belgium, trough history.

• Ancien Régime

  See Belgium: Ancien Regime (mainly the Duchy of Luxemburg)

• Contemporary history

  • French Era (1795-1815)

    See the history of Département de l'Ourthe.

  • German Era (1815-1919)

    See the history of the Province Rheinland, Prussia.

  • Belgian Era (1919-now)

    • 1919-1940

      .

    • 1940-1945

      The region was during the occupation by the German Army again annexed by Germany.

    • 1944-1970

      .

    • 1970-now

      The History of East Belgium (English text by Leonhard Schifflers)

Sources

Repositories

• Newspapers

  • Grenz-Echo (German)

Societies

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

Families and Family Histories

Sciences

• Languages

  German

• Cartography

  • Eupen-Malmedy 1831

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