Amel

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Amel (French Amblève ) is a German -speaking community in Belgium, in the province of Liège and the German-speaking Community of Belgium. It has 5466 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013).

Geography

Amel has a total area of 125.72 km ², which is wooded half. In the northwest the municipality borders on the French-speaking communities Weismes (French Malmedy ) and Malmedy and is adjacent Lontzen one of the two German-speaking communities of Belgium, not adjacent to the neighboring country of Germany. The Association of the five German communities in Eastern Belgium south of the High Fens the Amel occupies a central position between the municipalities in the north Bütgenbach, Büllingen the north and east, St. Vith in the south and further south commune in Burg- Reuland.

Community structure

Since the municipality Fusion 1977 Amel consists of the following 18 villages ( with population figures as of 1 January 2013):

Amel: 832
Born: 609
Deidenberg: 537
Eibertingen: 166
Halenfeld: 260
Heppenbach: 264
Hepscheid: 69
Herresbach: 223
Iveldingen: 215
Medell: 500
Meyerode: 426
Mirfeld: 305
Möderscheid: 134
Montenau: 327
Pint: 397
Valender: 127
Wallerode: 34
Wereth: 41

History

The name is of Celtic origin and means Amel water. The settlement structure by the Romans from 57 BC to 450 AD Minted A Roman road crossed the area Amels, the military road Reims - Cologne, and was built around 800 in about Via Mansuerisca as connecting Maastricht Trier. 1868, the remains of a 75 × 30 m² large Roman villa were uncovered. In the waters Amel was washed over the centuries gold, which still bear witness to the Celtic- Roman gold soap hill.

Amel is first documented emerged around 670 under Frankish king Childeric II. Metzer The annals mention the Battle of Amel, which took place in 716 between Austrasiern and Neustrians, from Charles Martel as the winner. At this time, mentioned a church in Amel.

See also: East Cantons, the history of the Merovingian

Mid-1990s was the opening of a repository for low-level radioactive waste in the field of Amel ( On stone cross ) to the debate. Massive civil protest under the slogan ' A.M.E.L. - No '! (Pun: Amel as a nuclear waste repository ) provided, however, that the project was ultimately not implemented.

Economy

Transport and Tourism

On 28 November 1887, the rail traffic began on the Vennbahn on the track Weismes -St. Vith. 1898 of 11,500 tickets were sold in Montenau Station, 1913 there were 21 134. 1907 had to be enlarged to the waiting room in the station, also a second pair of tracks was built. After the devastation of the Second World War the railway was indeed resumed, but the old meaning he could no longer obtain. The passenger was set in 1954, the old station building demolished in 1972. On September 23, 1982, the last freight train drove on the track, the tracks were removed in 1987. Today runs on the route of an 18 km long cycle of Ravel 's network of Weismes to St. Vith.

The Art and forest trail in Heppenbach is an example of the nature- tourism in Eastern Belgium. Panels convey beauty and value of the animal and plant world this Eifel-Ardennes region. For children, educational games such as the " tree phone " or the " acoustic house" set up.

Art Trail

Waldlehrpfad

People

Christian Brüls (* 1988), football player

Arrondissement of Verviers Burg-Reuland Franks Austrasia RAVeL network Eupen Kelmis Raeren Amay Anthisnes Aubel Awans Aywaille Baelen Bassenge Berloz Beyne-Heusay Blegny Braives Burdinne Chaudfontaine Clavier, Liège Comblain-au-Pont Dalhem Dison Donceel Engis Esneux Faimes Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher Geer Hamoir Hannut Herstal Herve Juprelle Lierneux Lincent Marchin Modave Nandrin Olne Oreye Ouffet Oupeye Pepinster Remicourt, Belgium Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse Saint-Nicolas, Belgium Soumagne Spa, Belgium Sprimont Stavelot Stoumont Theux Thimister-Clermont Tinlot Trooz Verlaine Verviers Villers-le-Bouillet Wanze Wasseiges Welkenraedt

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