Amel
Amel (German pronunciation: [aːml̩]; French: Amblève, French pronunciation: [ɑ̃blɛv]) is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens). On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km2 which gives a population density of 44 inhabitants per km2.
Amel
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Location of Amel | |
Amel Location in Belgium
Location of Amel in the province of Liège | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 06°10′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | German-speaking Community of Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erik Wiesemes (SP) (GI) |
| • Governing party/ies | GemeindeInteressen (GI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.88 km2 (48.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 5,480 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 4770-4771 |
| NIS code | 63001 |
| Area codes | 080 |
| Website | www.amel.be |
There are eighteen villages in Amel: Amel (village), Born, Deidenberg, Eibertingen, Halenfeld, Heppenbach, Hepscheid, Herresbach, Iveldingen, Medell, Meyerode, Mirfeld, Möderscheid, Montenau, Schoppen, Stephanshof, Valender and Wereth.
The name Amel is of Celtic origin and means water. The river Amblève (German: Amel) flows through the municipality.
Amel is the birthplace of Karl-Heinz Lambertz, former leader (Minister-President) of the community executive of the German-speaking community of Belgium.