La Calamine

E730097

La Calamine is a municipality in eastern Belgium, near the German border, known for its historical zinc mining industry and bilingual French-German character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
borderWith Germany NERFINISHED
other Belgian municipalities
country Belgium
hasCharacteristic bilingual French-German character
hasEconomicSector cross-border commerce
services
hasHeritage industrial mining heritage
hasMinorityLanguage German
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1977 (post-Belgian fusion of municipalities)
hasOfficialLanguage French
German
hasPostalCode 4720
4721
hasSubdivision Hergenrath NERFINISHED
Kelmis NERFINISHED
Lontzen (partial historical association) NERFINISHED
Neu-Moresnet NERFINISHED
hasTransportConnection regional road network to Aachen
regional road network to Liège
historicalActivity metal processing
zinc ore extraction
knownFor historical zinc mining industry
locatedIn Euregio Meuse-Rhine NERFINISHED
eastern Belgium
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Liège Province NERFINISHED
Wallonia NERFINISHED
locatedNear German border
partOf Belgium–Germany border region NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED

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Kelmis historicalName La Calamine