Eupen-Malmedy region

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border region historical region

The Eupen-Malmedy region is a historically contested, predominantly German-speaking area in eastern Belgium that was transferred from Germany after World War I and remains notable for its linguistic and cultural distinctiveness.

Aliases (2)

municipality of St. Vith ×2
Eupen canton ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	border region → historical region →
annexedBy	Nazi Germany →
annexedDuring	World War II →
borderWith	Germany → Luxembourg →
country	Belgium →
culturalDistinctiveness	Germanic cultural traditions →
ethnolinguisticCharacter	predominantly German-speaking →
hasAutonomy	cultural autonomy within Belgium → linguistic autonomy within Belgium →
hasCity	Eupen → Malmedy →
hasMinorityRightsFramework	Belgian federal system protections for German speakers →
hasMunicipality	Amel → Büllingen → Bütgenbach → Eupen → Kelmis → Lontzen → Malmedy → Raeren → Sankt Vith → Waimes →
hasTown	Sankt Vith →
historicalEvent	plebiscite under League of Nations supervision → post-World War I territorial adjustment →
historicallyPartOf	German Empire → Prussia →
historicalStatus	territory ceded by Germany to Belgium →
knownFor	linguistic and cultural distinctiveness →
legalBasisOfTransfer	Treaty of Versailles →
locatedIn	Province of Liège → eastern Belgium →
mainLanguages	French → German →
minorityStatus	recognized German-speaking minority in Belgium →
partOf	Ardennes region → German-speaking Community of Belgium →
politicalIssue	historically contested sovereignty between Germany and Belgium →
returnedTo	Belgium →
returnYear	1945 →
supervisedBy	League of Nations →
transferAfter	World War I →
transferredFrom	Germany →
transferredTo	Belgium →
transferYear	1920 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Crombach ("municipality of St. Vith") → Lommersweiler ("municipality of St. Vith") → St. Vith →	partOf
German-speaking Community ("Eupen canton") →	contains
Bütgenbach →	locatedIn