Lontzen

Lontzen
Municipality
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Lontzen Location in Belgium show Location of Lontzen in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°41′N 06°00′E / 50.683°N 6.000°E / 50.683; 6.000Coordinates: 50°41′N 06°00′E / 50.683°N 6.000°E / 50.683; 6.000
Country	Belgium
Community	German-speaking Community of Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Patrick Thevissen (PFF)
• Governing party/ies	PFF, Ecolo
Area
• Total	28.73 km2 (11.09 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,695
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes	4710-4711
Area codes	087
Website	www.lontzen.be

Lontzen is a municipality located in East Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Lontzen had a total population of 5,071. The total area is 28.73 km² which gives a population density of 177 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Lontzen proper, Herbesthal, and Walhorn.

In the 19th century, a Low Franconian dialect was widely spoken in Lontzen.

See also[]

• List of protected heritage sites in Lontzen

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Lontzen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official web page (in German and French)

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