Raeren Explained

Raeren
Picture-Legend:Raeren town hall
Map:Raeren Liège Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Raeren in the province of Liège
Arms:BE Raeren COA.svg
Flag:Flagge Raeren.svg
Arrondissement:Verviers
Nis:63061
Mayor:Jérôme Franssen
Majority:Mit Uns - Ecolo
Postal-Codes:4730–4731
Telephone-Area:087
Web:www.raeren.be
Coordinates:50.6833°N 13°W

Raeren (pronounced as /de/) is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German.

On 1 January 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km2 which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper.

Mathias Cormann, the former Minister for Finance of Australia and current Secretary-General of the OECD, was raised in Raeren.[1]

Transportation

Its was the hub and headquarters of the Vennbahn railway.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Kitney. Geoff. Mathias Cormann: A tale of two lives. 2 May 2014. The Age. 2 May 2014.