Bütgenbach Explained

Bütgenbach
Namefr:Butgenbach
Map:Bütgenbach Liège Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Bütgenbach in the province of Liège
Arms:BE Buetgenbach COA.svg
Flag:Flagge Buetgenbach.svg
Arrondissement:Verviers
Nis:63013
Mayor:Daniel Franzen (CSP)
Majority:F.B.L. - Z.G.G.
Postal-Codes:4750
Telephone-Area:080
Web:www.butgenbach.be
Coordinates:50.4333°N 18°W

Bütgenbach (pronounced as /de/; French: Butgenbach, in French pronounced as /bytʃənbak/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006, Bütgenbach had a total population of 5,574. The total area is 97.31 km2 which gives a population density of 57 inhabitants per km2. As part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium, the official language in this municipality is German.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Bütgenbach proper and Elsenborn. It lends its name to a nearby artificial lake.

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