Welkenraedt | |
Map: | Welkenraedt Liège Belgium Map.svg |
Map-Legend: | Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège |
Arms: | Welkenraedt wapen.svg |
Arrondissement: | Verviers |
Nis: | 63084 |
Mayor: | Jean-Luc Nix (MR) |
Majority: | LB - Plus |
Postal-Codes: | 4840–4841 |
Telephone-Area: | 087 |
Web: | www.welkenraedt.be |
Coordinates: | 50.65°N 63°W |
Welkenraedt (in French pronounced as /wɛlkənʁat/; Ripuarian: Wälekete; Walloon: Welkenrote) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2018, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,920. The total area is 24.47 km2 which gives a population density of 405 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Henri-Chapelle and Welkenraedt.
The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial which contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II.