Kelmis

Kelmis (in French, La Calamine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1st, 2005 Kelmis had a total population of 10,249. The total area is 18.12 km² which gives a population density of 565.56 inhabitants per km².

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The territory around the Vieille Montagne zinc mine in Kelmis was semiindependent during 1816-1919 as Neutral Moresnet.

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In the 19th century a Low Franconian dialect was spoken in Kelmis.

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►	FR: La Calamine

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Special-purpose district (1) - Moresnet (1) - 1919 (1) - City (1) - Government (1) - Village (1) - Town (1) - 1816 (1) - Liège (1) - Belgian (1) - Municipality (1) - Km² (1) - Zinc (1) - Vieille Montagne (1) - Population density (1) -

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