Eupen
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Eupen (German (pronounced [ˈʔɔʏpn̩]) and French (pronounced: [øpɛn]), previously known as Néau in French) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, 15 kilometres (9 miles) from the German border (Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the "High Fens" nature reserve (Ardennes). The town is also the capital of the Euroregion Meuse-Rhine.
First mentioned in 1213 as belonging to the Duchy of Limburg, possession of Eupen passed to Brabant, Burgundy, the Holy Roman Empire and France before being given in 1815 to Prussia, which joined the German Empire in 1870. In 1919, after the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen and the nearby municipality of Malmedy from Germany to Belgium.
German remains the official language in Eupen, and the city serves as the capital for Belgium's German-speaking Community. The city has a small university, the Autonome Hochschule in der deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, offering bachelor's degrees in Education and Nursing. In 2010, Eupen's association football team, K.A.S. Eupen, became the first club from the German-speaking Community to play in the Belgian Pro League.
First mentioned in 1213 as belonging to the Duchy of Limburg, possession of Eupen passed to Brabant, Burgundy, the Holy Roman Empire and France before being given in 1815 to Prussia, which joined the German Empire in 1870. In 1919, after the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen and the nearby municipality of Malmedy from Germany to Belgium.
German remains the official language in Eupen, and the city serves as the capital for Belgium's German-speaking Community. The city has a small university, the Autonome Hochschule in der deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, offering bachelor's degrees in Education and Nursing. In 2010, Eupen's association football team, K.A.S. Eupen, became the first club from the German-speaking Community to play in the Belgian Pro League.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupen
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°35'54"N 6°8'14"E
- Monschau 3 km
- Simmerath 12 km
- Welkenraedt 17 km
- Waimes 17 km
- Kelmis (municipality) 21 km
- Dison (municipality) 22 km
- Aubel (municipality) 27 km
- Olne (municipality) 31 km
- Fléron (municipality) 35 km
- Beyne-Heusay (municipality) 36 km
- Bergervenn 8.9 km
- Limestone Quarry / Steinbruch 10 km
- High Fens 10 km
- Lake Gileppe 11 km
- «Otto Junker GmbH» factory 11 km
- Monschau 11 km
- Oberforstbach 14 km
- Welkenraedt 14 km
- Camp Hitfeld 15 km
- Neutral Moresnet 17 km