Plombières Explained

Plombières
Namenl:Blieberg
Namede:Bleiberg
Picture-Legend:Place Communale
Map:Plombières Liège Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Plombières in the province of Liège
Arms:Blieberg wapen.svg
Arrondissement:Verviers
Nis:63088
Mayor:Marie Stassen (OCP)
Majority:Ouverture Citoyenne Plombières (OCP) - @ctions
Postal-Codes:4850-4852
Telephone-Area:087
Web:www.plombieres.be
Coordinates:50.7333°N 62°W

Plombières (in French pronounced as /plɔ̃bjɛʁ/; German: Bleyberg or Bleiberg, Dutch; Flemish: Blieberg; Walloon: So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006, Plombières had a total population of 10,401. The total area is 53.17 km2 which gives a population density of 200 inhabitants per km2.[1]

The municipality consists of the following districts: Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, and Sippenaeken.[2]

The local language is Low Dietsch, a bridge dialect between East Limburgish and Ripuarian.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018. Stat Bel. 10 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Tout savoir sur.... Royal Syndicat d'initiative K.V.V. - K.V.V.V.. 10 December 2021. nl,fr,de.
  3. Web site: Platdietse streek. Jan Goossens. Nieuwe Encyclopedie van de Vlaamse Beweging. 10 December 2021. nl.