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Amel (German pronunciation: [aːml̩]; French: Amblève, French pronunciation: [ɑ̃blɛv]) is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens). On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km² which gives a population density of 44 inhabitants per km².
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Amel
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Location of Amel  | |
  Amel Location in Belgium
Location of Amel in the province of Liège  | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 06°10′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community |  German-speaking Community of Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erik Wiesemes (SP) (GI) |
| • Governing party/ies | GemeindeInteressen (GI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.88 km2 (48.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,480 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4770-4771 |
| Area codes | 080 |
| Website | www.amel.be |
There are eighteen villages in Amel: Amel (village),[2] Born, Deidenberg, Eibertingen, Halenfeld, Heppenbach, Hepscheid, Herresbach,[3] Iveldingen, Medell, Meyerode, Mirfeld, Möderscheid, Montenau, Schoppen, Stephanshof, Valender and Wereth.
The name Amel is of Celtic origin and means water. The river Amblève (German: Amel) flows through the municipality.
Amel is the birthplace of Karl-Heinz Lambertz, current leader (Minister-President) of the community executive of the German-speaking community of Belgium.
History
In 716, the Battle of Amblève, between Charles Martel with the Austrasians on one side and the joint forces of the Frisians and Neustrians under Ragenfrid and Chilperic II on the other side, was the first victory for Charles Martel.
Amel was the site of heavy fighting during the Battle of the Bulge. On 17 December 1944, the Wereth Massacre took place when eleven soldiers of the African American 333rd Field Artillery Battalion were tortured and executed by members of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. A memorial to the Wereth 11 was erected in the village in 1994.
Sports
The municipality's football club, KFC Grün-Weiß Amel, play in the Liège Provincial League first tier (sixth tier overall).[4][5]
See also
- List of protected heritage sites in Amel
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Amel map (PDF)[permanent dead link]
- Herresbach map (PDF)[permanent dead link]
- "Grün-Weiss Amel: All the info, news and results".
- KFC Grün-Weiss Amel on Soccerway
External links
Media related to Amel at Wikimedia Commons- Gazetteer Entry
- Municipality of Amel website (German)
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На других языках
[de] Amel
Amel (französisch Amblève) ist eine deutschsprachige Gemeinde in Belgien. Sie liegt in der Provinz Lüttich und hat 5.479 Einwohner (Stand: 31. Dezember 2019).[1]- [en] Amel
[ru] Амель
Аме́ль — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Льеж, округ Вервье. Принадлежит Немецкому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 125,15 км² проживают 5 282 человека (плотность населения — 42 чел./км²), из которых 50,85 % — мужчины и 49,15 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 9 881 евро.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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