| Welkenraedt | |
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| — Municipality of Belgium — | |
 Welkenraedt
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| Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E / 50.650°N 5.967°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Community | French Community |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Luc Nix |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,638 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4840–4841 |
| Area codes | 087 |
| Website | www.welkenraedt.be |
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Map of Welkenraedt
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Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: [wɛlkɛnʁat]) is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,163.
The total area is 24.47 km² which gives a population density of 374 inhabitants per km².
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=Dialect [edit]
A Limburgian-ripuarian dialect is being spoken in the community (Low-Dutch with German influences). An example of the dialect follows:
Os Moddersjprook
Wat men zech neet let gevalle,
Es, went men os verbet te kalle
De sjprook, die os Modder os geliët,
En jekerenge hoeëg veriët.
De Moddersjprook es, vöar miensjelaeve,
Onde, deep i gen hat gesjreve;
En waet men ooch honderd joren oot,
Da verget me noch neet Oddesj woat.
Wie vruë woor der soldoot a gen front.
Went en doo ene Plattütsche vond.
Wi hoof zech i gen brost et hat
Went ze do kalden op hizeger plat!
Et gel el ooch dom, egebeelde luuj,
Dat zönt van die nömodesje va huuj,
Die koom en vremde sjprook versjtönt
En domit an 't behaaj make zönt.
(author: Leo Teller)
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References [edit]
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2011 (XLS; 322 KB)
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