Eupen-Malmedy
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Eupen-Malmedy is a historically contested, predominantly German-speaking border region that was transferred from Germany to Belgium after World War I and remains part of eastern Belgium today.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eupen-Malmedy area | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Liège Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexationPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| annexedBy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | European Union territory ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Belgian Walloon region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentStatus | integral part of Belgium ⓘ |
| ethnicMajority | ethnic Germans ⓘ |
| europeanRegion | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Kingdom of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonomy | cultural autonomy within Belgium ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDispute | German irredentist claims in the interwar period ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasReligiousCenter | Malmedy Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Eupen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malmedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sankt Vith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Battle of the Bulge fought partly in the region ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | contested territory between Germany and Belgium ⓘ |
| languageMajority | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wallonia
ⓘ
eastern Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minorityLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Walloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German-speaking Community of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plebisciteHeld | yes ⓘ |
| plebisciteOrganizedBy | Belgian authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plebiscitePeriod | 1920 ⓘ |
| plebisciteSupervisedBy | League of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| post1919Change |
detached from Germany
ⓘ
incorporated into Belgium ⓘ |
| pre1919Affiliation | Rhine Province of Prussia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| transferContext | aftermath of World War I ⓘ |
| transferredFrom | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferTreaty | Treaty of Versailles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| usedAs | buffer zone between Belgium and Germany ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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Eupen-Malmedy area
this entity surface form:
Eupen-Malmedy area