Lontzen Explained

Lontzen
Map:Lontzen Liège Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Lontzen in the province of Liège
Arms:BE Lontzen COA.svg
Flag:Flagge Lontzen.svg
Arrondissement:Verviers
Nis:63048
Mayor:Patrick Thevissen (PFF, Energie)
Majority:Energie, Ecolo
Postal-Codes:4710-4711
Telephone-Area:087
Web:www.lontzen.be
Coordinates:50.6833°N 6°W

Lontzen (pronounced as /de/) is a municipality located in East Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Lontzen had a total population of 5,695. The total area is 28.73 km2 which gives a population density of 198 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.

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