Lontzen
Encyclopedia
Lontzen is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Liège
. On January 1, 2006 Lontzen had a total population of 5,071. The total area is 28.73 km² which gives a population density
of 177 inhabitants per km².
In the 19th century a Low Franconian
dialect was widely spoken in Lontzen.
The village of Walhorn
is in the municipality of Lontzen.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Liège
Liège (province)
Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
. On January 1, 2006 Lontzen had a total population of 5,071. The total area is 28.73 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 177 inhabitants per km².
In the 19th century a Low Franconian
Low Franconian languages
Low Franconian, Low Frankish, or Istvaeonic, is a group of several West Germanic languages spoken in the Netherlands, northern Belgium , in the northern department of France, in western Germany , as well as in Suriname, South Africa and Namibia that originally descended from Old Frankish.- The...
dialect was widely spoken in Lontzen.
The village of Walhorn
Walhorn
Walhorn is a village in the municipality of Lontzen, in the German speaking area of the province of Liège, Belgium.The HSL 3 passes immediately next to Walhorn....
is in the municipality of Lontzen.