Calamine

Calamine (in German Kelmis ) is a city of the German-speaking Communauté of Belgium, located at 5 km of Aachen and constitutes one of the 9 communes of German language belonging to the Walloon region.

At January 1st, 2004, Calamine had a total population of 10  144 inhabitants (4  950 men and 5  194 women). The total surface area is of 18,12 km ² what gives a Population density of 559,77 inhabitants per km ².

The territory around Vieille Mountain (mine of Zinc) was semi-indépendant between 1816 and 1919 under the name of neutral Moresnet . Kelmis belongs to the communes of the Cantons of the East which were attached to Belgium by the Traité of Versailles.

See also History of the techniques in Wallonia (900-1800)

Commune of Calamine

The commune of Calamine is made up of the three old communes of Calamine, Neu-Moresnet and Hergenrath.

External bonds

  • Official site of the commune
  • Site of the Tourist office of Calamine
  • Explanation of the " term; Calamine"
  • mines of Calamine

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