Land of Eupen
50°40′00″N 6°04′40″E / 50.6667°N 6.0778°E
The Land of Eupen or Eupen Land (Luxembourgish and German: Eupener Land, French: Pays d'Eupen, Dutch: Land van Eupen), corresponding to the Canton of Eupen (see Cantons of Belgium), is the northern part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, lying on the border with Germany.[1] Eupen is the capital of this region. To the south lies the Canton of Sankt Vith, which makes up the rest of the German-speaking Community.
In the Land of Eupen, the spoken languages are German and the dialect Ripuarian, which is also spoken in the neighbouring part of Germany and a couple of municipalities in Dutch Limburg, like Kerkrade and Vaals.
Municipalities in the Land of Eupen
[edit]- Eupen (with Kettenis)
- Kelmis (La Calamine) (with Neu-Moresnet and Hergenrath)
- Lontzen (with Herbestal and Walhorn)
- Raeren (with Eynatten and Hauset)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ostbelgien — Eupener Land" (in German). ostbelgien.be.
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