Malmedy is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. It belongs to the French Community of Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population of 11,829. The total area is 99.96 km² which gives a population density of 118 inhabitants per km².

History

Malmedy Cathedral, built in 1777

The main church of Malmedy was built in 1777 and served as a cathedral from 1920 to 1925. It still holds the title of cathedral.

Malmedy was historically part of Liege but was annexed by Prussia in 1815.^[1]

Post World War I

At the end of the First World War, Malmedy and neighbouring Eupen were subject to a plebiscite to determine whether the region would be separated from Germany and annexed to Belgium. The plebiscite ballots required names and addresses of the voters, and the German-speaking population of Eupen and Malmedy were intimidated. Both were formally annexed on March 6, 1925.

World War II

Plaque next to cave where civilians had been hiding during the bombings of 23,24,25 December 1944

See also

• Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, which also has a corner named after Malmedy - actually: part of the circuit is on Malmedy ground

References

External links

• Ville de Malmedy (Belgique), official website of the city of Malmedy. In French, German, English, and Dutch.
• Pictures from carnival Dominic Jacob

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