Büllingen

Büllingen
Bullange (French)
Municipality
Büllingen town hall
Büllingen town hall
Coat of arms of Büllingen
Coat of arms
Location of Büllingen
Map
Büllingen is located in Belgium
Büllingen
Büllingen
Location in Belgium
Location of Büllingen in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°24′N 06°15′E / 50.400°N 6.250°E / 50.400; 6.250
Country Belgium
Community German-speaking Community of Belgium
RegionWallonia
ProvinceLiège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorFriedhelm Wirtz (ProDG, Wirtz)
 • Governing party/iesProDG / Wirtz
Area
 • Total
150.67 km2 (58.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
5,473
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Postal codes
4760–4761
NIS code
63012
Area codes080
Websitewww.buellingen.be

Büllingen (German: [ˈbʏlɪŋən]; French: Bullange [bylɑ̃ʒ] ⓘ) is a municipality of East Belgium, located in the Belgian province of Liège, Wallonia. On January 1, 2006, Büllingen had a total population of 5,385. The total area is 150.49 km2 which gives a population density of 36 inhabitants per km2. The official language of Büllingen is German, but it offers French language facilities to francophones.

Since 1977 Büllingen consists of 27 villages:

  • Büllingen, Honsfeld, Hünningen, Mürringen
  • Rocherath, Krinkelt, Wirtzfeld
  • Manderfeld, Afst, Allmuthen, Andlermühle, Berterath, Buchholz, Eimerscheid, Hasenvenn, Hergersberg, Holzheim [de], Hüllscheid, Igelmonder Hof, Igelmondermühle, Kehr, Krewinkel, Lanzerath, Losheimergraben, Medendorf, Merlscheid, Weckerath.

Geography

Its component village of Krewinkel includes the easternmost point in Belgium. The municipality also contains Rocherath, the highest village in Belgium, as well as the second highest point in Belgium, the Weißer Stein near Mürringen.[2]

History

In the period 1815–1919 it belonged first to the Kingdom of Prussia and later to the German Empire following the unification of Germany. In 1920 it was ceded to Belgium under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as part of the Eupen-Malmedy (East Cantons) area.

The town played a role in the Battle of the Bulge as the Germans attempted to advance through the Ardennes Forest in World War II.

American soldiers, stripped of all equipment, lie dead, face down in the slush of a crossroads near Büllingen

Postal history

Büllingen post-office opened in December 1863, in the Malmedy county (Kreis) of the Aachen district (Bezirk) in the Rheinland province.[3]

Postal codes since 1969:[4] 4760 Büllingen; 4761 Rocherath. In 1969 Manderfeld 4778 (4760 in 1990).[5]

Sports

The municipality has two main football clubs: KFC Büllingen of Büllingen village (matricule number 7257)[6][7][8] and SG Rapid Mürringen of Mürringen village.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Büllingen: the record holder". Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ Nachverwendete Altdeutschland-Stempel, Spezialkatalog und Handbuch, Peter Feuser, 1983 Stuttgart.
  4. ^ Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.
  5. ^ Les numéros postaux belges en vigueur à partir du 1/10/1990, La Poste.
  6. ^ FC Büllingen – Belgium – Soccerway
  7. ^ Büllingen – BeSoccer
  8. ^ "Voetbal Vlaanderen".
  9. ^ SG Rapid Mürringen – Football pitch / stadium Büllingen | Spotic
  10. ^ SG Rapid Mürringen – Google Maps
  11. ^ VoG Sportgemeinschaft Rapid Murringen – VATSearch