German-speaking Belgium

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German-speaking Belgium is the small, officially recognized German-language community and region in eastern Belgium with its own cultural and political institutions.

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf autonomous political entity
federal community of Belgium
linguistic community
area approximately 854 square kilometres
borders French-speaking Wallonia
Germany
Luxembourg
capital Eupen
containsSettlement Amel
Burg-Reuland
Büllingen
Bütgenbach
Eupen
Kelmis
Lontzen
Raeren
Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith

Stavelot (German-speaking parts)
country Belgium
countrySubdivisionOf Belgium
currency euro
drivingSide right
establishedAsCommunity 1973
gainedExpandedAutonomy 1984
hasAutonomyIn culture
education
some local affairs
use of language
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
hasExecutiveBody Government of the German-speaking Community
hasFlag flag of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
hasJudicialAuthority Courts of the judicial arrondissement of Eupen
hasLegislature Parliament of the German-speaking Community
headOfGovernmentTitle Minister-President of the German-speaking Community
internetTLD .be
largestCity Eupen
locatedIn Ardennes region
linked to: Ardennes Forest

Eifel region
linked to: Rhineland

eastern Belgium
linked to: East Belgium
officialLanguage German
officialName Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
German-speaking Community of Belgium
partOf Wallonia
population approximately 77,000 inhabitants
populationMajorityLanguage German
recognizedMinorityLanguage French
religionMajority Christianity
Roman Catholicism
shortName DG
German-speaking Community
telephoneCallingCode +32
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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House of Belgium languageRegion German-speaking Belgium
St. Vith locatedInAdministrativeTerritory German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Belgian Americans ethnicOrigin German-speaking Belgians
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Council for German Orthography hasMemberFrom German‑speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
German-speaking Europe includesPartOfCountry German-speaking Belgium
Wallonia containsGermanSpeakingArea German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
French Community distinctFrom German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
German-speaking Community officialName Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Ecolo operatesIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Ecolo region German-speaking Belgium
German-speaking Belgium officialName German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
German-speaking Belgium officialName Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Crombach locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Büllingen locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Krinkelt partOf German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Rocherath locatedInAdministrativeTerritory German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Lommersweiler locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Lommersweiler countrySubdivision German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Vennbahn railway languageRegion German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Arrondissement of Verviers languageRegion German-speaking Community of Belgium
subject linked to: arrondissement of Verviers
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Schönberg locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Schönberg countrySubdivision German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Recht locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Recht partOf German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Recht hasLanguageCommunity German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Bütgenbach locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Bütgenbach partOf German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Province of Liège containsGermanSpeakingCommunity German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Eupen-Malmedy region partOf German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
East Belgium officialName German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
East Belgium nativeName Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Belgians majorEthnicSubgroup German-speaking Belgians
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Flemish Community coexistsWith German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
French-speaking Community of Belgium doesNotInclude German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
French-speaking Community of Belgium borderedBy German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
French-speaking Community of Belgium otherCommunities German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Minister-President of the German-speaking Community appliesToJurisdiction German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Minister-President of the German-speaking Community headOfGovernmentFor German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Minister-President of the German-speaking Community hasExecutivePowerIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Courts of the judicial arrondissement of Eupen serves German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Courts of the judicial arrondissement of Eupen jurisdiction German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Kelmis locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
European Parliament elections in Belgium languageRegionsRepresented German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Sankt Vith canton partOf German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Burg-Reuland locatedIn German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
DG abbreviationFor German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
German-speaking Community of Belgium officialName Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens
subject linked to: DG
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Parliament of the German-speaking Community represents German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Parliament of the German-speaking Community legislativeBodyOf German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium
Parliament of the German-speaking Community jurisdiction German-speaking Community of Belgium
linked to: German-speaking Belgium