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  1. Malmedy

    Infobox Belgium Municipality name Malmedy picture MalmedyFromTheSouth.jpg picture legend Malmedy from the south map Malmedy Li ge Belgium Map.png map legend Location of Malmedy in the province of Li ge ... lat deg 50 lat min 25 lon deg 06 lon min 01 Malmedy German Malm nd is a Municipalities of Belgium ... speaking with facilities for German speakers. On January 1, 2006 Malmedy had a total population ... km . History Image Malmedy JPG00.jpg thumb left Malmedy Cathedral, built in 1777 Image Malmedy JPG02.jpg thumb left Malmedy Abbey , founded in 648, the sister of Stavelot Abbey Image Plaque near cave ... of 23,24,25 December 1944 Image Malmedy, centraal plein foto1 2009 05 01 10.02.JPG thumb left Malmedy, central square Some old sources spell the city s name Malm dy as this accent was intentionally added when being part of Prussia and Germany , but its official website lists it as Malmedy , with no accent .... From 1940 1945 Malmedy was re incorporated back into Germany, which was reversed after the war. Under ... structures for territorial administration and for language community rights, Malmedy is part ... facilities or municipalities with facilities . Malmedy and Waimes are the two municipalities in the Walloon Region with facilities for German speakers. The population of Malmedy is approximately 80 ... Franconian . 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 a clerical microstate , the Principality of Stavelot Malmedy , but was annexed by France in 1795 and by Prussia in 1815. ref ... World War , Malmedy and neighbouring Eupen were subject to a plebiscite to determine whether the region ... Belgian , and the German speaking population of Eupen and Malmedy was intimidated. Citation needed ... of the Bulge , the area was the site of the Malmedy massacre , where 84 American prisoners of war ... . See also Circuit de Spa Francorchamps , which also has a corner named after Malmedy actually ...   more details



  1. Eupen-Malmedy

    with the Cantons de l Est in Quebec, see Eastern Townships Eupen Malmedy , or the East ... of Belgium cantons in Belgium , composed of the former Prussia n districts Kreise in German of Malmedy ... were regrouped into three districts Eupen, Malmedy and Sankt Vith . After Belgian municipality ... Burg Reuland Reuland and Thommen District of Malmedy Malmedy Malmedy, B verc and Bellevaux ... living in Malmedy and Waimes speak Walloon language Walloon or French, with a minority of German ... Community of Belgium , which does not include the smaller Malmedy and Waimes areas. History before ... Sch nberg belonged to the Archbishopric of Trier . Malmedy and Waimes, except the village of Faymonville, were part of the Imperial Abbey abbatial principality of Stavelot Malmedy which was like ... in the mainly French or Walloon speaking Malmedy, changes went smoothly since the municipality was allowed ... country where people speak French . For the people of Malmedy, this would eventually change when ... but more so in Malmedy Waimes. There was some resistance to the change for instance, Roman ..., with Walloon being spoken by about two thirds of the population in the district of Malmedy at the time ..., united with the district of Malmedy to form a new, much larger district of Malmedy that then had ... of Malmedy had only a minority of 28.7 Walloon speaking inhabitants. The smaller but more populous ... of World War I , most of the inhabitants of the Eupen and Malmedy districts considered themselves ... sided with Belgium s claim to the lost cantons of Eupen, Malmedy and Sankt Vith. In 1920, the Treaty ... cards etc. few registered and so annexation proceeded unopposed. In 1925, the area around Eupen, Malmedy ... Cantons, achieving high scores even in predominantly French speaking Malmedy. After the accession ... 1944 bomber raids first destroyed Malmedy, then Sankt Vith almost completely. Many communities were ... inquiries procedures against citizens of Eupen Malmedy, which represents 25 of the population. In comparison ...   more details



  1. Malmedy massacre

    Image Massacre de Malmedy 23 0224a 1 .gif 250px right thumb Murdered American soldiers at Malmedy on January 14, 1945. Infobox terrorist attack title Malmedy Massacre image size image caption location near Malmedy , Belgium coordinates date December 17, 1944 time begin time end timezone type Mass murder ... Campaignbox Battle of the Bulge The Malmedy massacre was a war crime in which 84 United States ... unit on the same day and following days, was the subject of the Malmedy massacre trial , part of the Dachau ... thumb The route followed by Kampfgruppe Peiper . The crossroads of Baugnez where the Malmedy ... for the massacre. ref name Gallagher cite book title Malmedy Massacre first Richard last Gallagher ... , which is equidistant from Malmedy , Ligneuville, and Waimes . ref name cole ref name MacDonald ... surrendered to the Nazi tank force. ref name cole ref name MacDonald File Malmedy Massacre.jpg ... Battle of the Bulge.html Wholesale Slaughter at Baugnez lez Malmedy, Willy D. Alenus ref Of the 88 bodies ... survivors emerged from hiding and returned through the lines to nearby Malmedy, where American troops ... 4 title Mortuary Affairs Operations at Malmedy accessdate 2007 03 22 last Glass first Lt Col Scott ... man. Image Massacre de Malmedy 43 0085a 1 .gif thumb The bodies are taken to Malmedy, where ... At Malmedy Lessons Learned From A Historic Tragedy first MAJ Scott T. last Glass ref Seventy two ... Having heard about the Malmedy massacre, McCown personally asked Peiper about his fate and that of his ... cite book title Malmedy massacre Investigation Report of the Subcommittee of Committee on Armed ... Soldiers, Battle of the Bulge, near Malmedy, Belgium, December 1944 date 13 October 1949 ref ... and trial Image Malmedy massacre memorial.jpg thumb The memorial of the Malmedy massacre at Baugnez. Each black stone embedded into the wall represents one of the victims. Main Malmedy massacre ... http 137.248.11.66 attachments?lang de&barcode 06 024 ref In what came to be called the Malmedy ...   more details



  1. Principality of Stavelot-Malmedy

    Good article Infobox former country native name Principaut abbatiale de Stavelot Malmedy small French language fr small br Preensdom Stavelot Malmedy small Limburgish li small br F rstabtei Stablo Malmedy small German language de small br Vorstelijke abdijen Stavelot en Malmedy small Dutch language nl small conventional long name Imperial abbey of Stavelot Malmedy common name Stavelot Malmedy continent ... government type Principality year start 651 year end 1795 event pre Malmedy abbey founded date pre .... image map Locator Principality of Stavelot Malmedy 1560 .svg image map caption Stavelot Malmedy ... of Stavelot, a region containing Stavelot and Malmedy. It is along the banks of a river and nestled ... Malmedy to flag Prussia 1803 name Prussian province of Province of J lich Cleves Berg J lich Cleves Berg The Principality of Stavelot Malmedy was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire ... and Malmedy , founded in 651. At convert 600 km2 abbr on , it was the second smallest territory in the Empire ... accessed 26 December 2009. ref and Malmedy became part of the Kingdom of Prussia Prussian districts of Prussia district of Eupen Malmedy . ref name Stavelot Histoire Both are currently parts of the Kingdom ... of Bishopric of Cologne Cologne and Bishopric of Tongeren Tongeren , ref name fotw Malmedy http flagspot.net flags be wlgmm.html Malmedy on Flags of the World , notably http www2.ulg.ac.be malmarhi Hist01.htm Aper u historique de Malmedy fr icon by Robert Christophe, in Malmedy. Art et Histoire ... Remaclus with both monasteries of Stavelot and Malmedy a few kilometres eastwards in the Ardennes forest ... 2 The monastery of Malmedy is considered by the historians and the hagiographers to be slightly older than the monastery of Stavelot, ref name 1911 Malmedy http www.1911encyclopedia.org Malmedy Malmedy in the 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica ref with the town claiming foundation in 648. ref name Malmedy Growth http www.malmedy.be en Tourisme Malmedy Histoire fondation.html Growth and History , Malmedy ...   more details



  1. Malmedy massacre trial

    Inappropriate tone date April 2008 Image Malmedy Massacre.jpg thumb 300px A GI surveys the scene of the massacre. The victim s bodies were preserved under the snow until Allied forces recaptured the area in Jan 1945. The Malmedy massacre trial U.S. vs. Valentin Bersin, et al. was held in May&ndash July 1946 in the Dachau concentration camp to try the Germany German Waffen SS soldiers accused of the Malmedy massacre of December 17, 1944. The highest ranking defendant was the former SS general, Sepp Dietrich . It attracted great attention because of the nature of the crime and the later disputes about the conduct of the trial. Before the trial Unreferenced section date April 2010 The Malmedy massacre ... of war in the vicinity of Malmedy , Honsfeld, B llingen, Ligneuville, Stoumont, La Gleize, Cheneux ... the remaining defendants to give up their right to be heard by the court. ref Malmedy massacre ... to trial of persons responsible for the massacre of American soldiers, battle of the Bulge, near Malmedy ... their former confessions and alleging aggravated duress of all types. ref Malmedy massacre Investigation ... of the Malmedy massacre trial, but had also to deal with other cases judged by the International ... where such a doubt existed. ref Malmedy massacre Investigation, p. 28 ref One of the members ... denouncing the conditions under which the assumed guilt of Malmedy defendants and of other ... it described behaviors in total contradiction with the American principles of fair play. ref Malmedy ... had political motivations in his work on behalf of the Malmedy defendants. ref The Politics of Fear ... . ref Malmedy massacre Investigation, p. 31 ref The report of the subcommittee was strongly ... Malmedy Massacre Trial www.scrapbookpages.com Freda Utley Utley, Freda , November 1954 http www.fredautley.com malmedy.htm Malmedy and McCarthy , Printed in The American Mercury Coord ... Category 1946 in case law de Malmedy Prozess fr Proc s du massacre de Malmedy ...   more details



  1. Jean Mathonet

    Infobox football biography 2 playername Jean Mathonet image fullname dateofbirth birth date 1925 10 6 df y cityofbirth Malmedy B verc countryofbirth Belgium dateofdeath death date and age 2004 10 22 1925 10 6 df y cityofdeath Malmedy countryofdeath Belgium height position Striker football Striker currentclub youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1945&ndash 1960 clubs1 Standard de Li ge caps1 goals1 totalcaps totalgoals nationalyears1 1952&ndash 1958 nationalteam1 Belgium national football team Belgium nationalcaps1 13 nationalgoals1 0 manageryears1 managerclubs1 Jean Mathonet born 6 October 1925 ref http hkg.worldfootball.net spieler profil jean mathonet ref ref http www.standard.be fr a joueurs det.php?id 316 ref , Malmedy B verc , Malmedy 22 October 2004, Malmedy ref http www.enaos.net P1220.aspx?IdPer 27241&LgTrv 3 Mathonet at enaos.net. They have 6 Feb 1925, but the birth day is elsewhere always given as 6 Oct 1925 ref was a Belgium Belgian football soccer football player who finished Belgian First Division top scorers top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 26 goals in 1956 while playing for Standard Li ge . He played 13 times with the Belgium national football team Belgian national team between 1952 and 1958. Mathonet made his international debut on Christmas 1952 in a 0 1 friendly win against France national football team France . References reflist Belgian First Division top scorers Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mathonet, Jean ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer DATE OF BIRTH 6 October 1925 PLACE OF BIRTH Malmedy B verc , Belgium DATE OF DEATH 22 October 2004 PLACE OF DEATH Malmedy , Belgium Use dmy dates date December 2010 DEFAULTSORT Mathonet, Jean Category 1925 births Category 2004 deaths Category People from Malmedy Category Belgian footballers Category Standard Li ge players Category Belgium international footballers Category Belgian Pro League players Belgium footy forward stub es Jean Mathonet fr Jean Mathonet nl Jea ...   more details



  1. Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia

    ref Veneration Image Malmedy JPG00.jpg thumb left 200px The Cathedral of Sts. Peter, Paul and Quirinus, Malmedy. Quirinus relics were translation relics translated around 875 to the abbey church of Malmedy during the reign of Charles the Bald , and Malmedy became the center of his cult. ref name newadvent.org .... Quirinus of Malmedy , and gained much more importance than his alleged companions Nicasius and Scubiculus ... Die Geschichte der Quirinus Oktav Malmedy had been a branch of Stavelot , but between 1065 and 1071 ... Remaclus . ref name Die Geschichte der Quirinus Oktav Malmedy thus devised Quirinus legend, which ...   more details



  1. Ourthe (department)

    Ourthe is the name of a d partement in France d partement of the First French Empire in present day Belgium and Germany , at the time written as Ourte by French officials. It was named after the river Ourthe . Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the present day Belgian province Li ge province Li ge and a small adjacent region in North Rhine Westphalia . The d partement was formed when the Southern Netherlands and the left bank of the Rhine were occupied by the French around 1795. Before the occupation, its territory was divided among the bishopric of Li ge , the abbacy of Stavelot Malmedy , the duchies of duchy of Limburg Limburg , Luxembourg and Duchy of Brabant Brabant , and the county of Namur . Its capital was Li ge city Li ge . It was subdivided into the following arrondissement s and canton subnational entity cantons Li ge city Li ge , cantons Dalhem , Fl ron , Glons , Herve , Gr ce Hollogne Hollogne , Li ge city Li ge , Louveign , Seraing and Waremme . Huy , cantons Avennes , Verlaine Bodegn e , Ferri res, Belgium Ferri res , H ron, Belgium H ron , Huy , Landen and Nandrin . Malmedy , cantons Aubel , Eupen , Dahlem, North Rhine Westphalia Kronenburg , Limbourg , Malmedy , Sankt Vith , Schleiden , Spa, Belgium Spa , Stavelot , Verviers and Vielsalm . After Napoleon I of France Napoleon was defeated in 1814, most of the d partement became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as the province of Li ge province Li ge . The easternmost part Eupen, Malmedy, Sankt Vith, Kronenburg, Schleiden became part of the Prussia n Rhine Province . Annexed departments of the First French Empire coord 50 27 N 3 57 E source rowiki region BE display title Category Former departments of France in Belgium Category Former departments of France in Germany br Ourthe departamant ca Ourthe departament de Ourthe D partement fr Ourthe d partement lb Departement Ourthe nl Ourte ro Ourthe departament ...   more details



  1. Godwin of Stavelot

    Saint Godwin of Stavelot was a Benedictine abbot of the monastery of Stavelot Stavelot Malmedy , Belgium , who died in 690. His feast day is October 28. External links http www.catholic forum.com saints saintg6u.htm Catholic Forum DEFAULTSORT Godwin Category 690 deaths Category 7th century births Category Belgian saints Category Belgian Roman Catholic saints Category Benedictines Category 7th century Christian saints saint stub nl Godwin ...   more details



  1. Bernd Rauw

    Infobox football biography playername Bernd Rauw fullname Bernd Gerd Rauw height height m 1.81 nickname dateofbirth Birth date and age df yes 1980 1 8 cityofbirth Malmedy countryofbirth Belgium position Defender football Defender currentclub 1. FC Union Berlin clubnumber 6 youthyears br br 1997 1999 youthclubs Standard Li ge br http www.grenz echo.net zeitung aktuell artikel detail.asp?a C9B8E297 DE65 4A34 B71C 512DDBE542C2 FC B llingen br Alemannia Aachen years 1999 2002 br 2002 2005 br 2005 2006 br 2006 2007 br 2007 2009 br 2009 clubs Alemannia Aachen br Arminia Bielefeld br Alemannia Aachen br MVV br Kickers Emden br 1. FC Union Berlin caps goals 66 2 br 48 0 br 0 6 0 br 35 0 br 52 4 nationalyears nationalteam nationalcaps goals pcupdate 17 32, date 2008 12 29 UTC Bernd Gerd Rauw born 8 January 1980 in Malmedy is a Belgium Belgian football player currently playing for 1. FC Union Berlin in the 2. Fu ball Bundesliga Second Bundesliga . External links de icon http www.transfermarkt.de de spieler 937 bernd rauw profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de Union Berlin squad Use dmy dates date January 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Rauw, Bernd ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer DATE OF BIRTH 8 January 1980 PLACE OF BIRTH Malmedy , Belgium DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Rauw, Bernd Category 1980 births Category Living people Category People from Malmedy Category Belgian footballers Category Alemannia Aachen players Category Arminia Bielefeld players Category MVV Maastricht players Category Kickers Emden players Category 1. FC Union Berlin players Belgium footy defender stub de Bernd Rauw ...   more details



  1. Eupen (disambiguation)

    Eupen can be Eupen , municipality located in the Belgian province of Li ge Lake Eupen , located near Eupen in Belgium Marit van Eupen , rower from the Netherlands K.A.S. Eupen , Belgian football club Eupen Malmedy , group of cantons in Belgium Judicial Arrondissement of Eupen , judicial arrondissement located in the Walloon Province of Li ge, in Belgium. disamb de Eupen Begriffskl rung ...   more details



  1. Remaclus

    Infobox saint name Saint Remaclus birth date late 6th or early 7th century death date between 671 and 676 feast day September 3 venerated in Catholic Church image Remaclus donderwolk.jpg imagesize 100px caption Statue of Saint Remaclus, Saint Sebastian s church in Stavelot. birth place br Duchy of Aquitaine death place br Stavelot , Principality of Stavelot Malmedy Imp Abb Stavelot Malmedy now Belgium titles beatified date beatified place beatified by canonized date canonized place canonized by attributes Generally accompanied by a wolf patronage major shrine Stavelot Abbey suppressed date issues Saint Remaclus Remaculus, Remacle, Rimagilus died 663 was a Benedictine missionary bishop . He grew up at the Duchy of Aquitaine Aquitanian ducal court and studied under Sulpitius the Pious , bishop of Bourges . Remaclus became a monk in 625 and was then ordained a priest . He was the first to head the monastery of Solignac after being appointed by Saint Eligius . He was an advisor to Sigebert II of Austrasia and convinced this monarch to establish the principality of Stavelot Malmedy double monastery of Stavelot and Malmedy in 648. Remaclus served as abbot of Stavelot and Malmedy. Image Stavelot JPG01.jpg thumb 200px left St. Remacle Square, in Stavelot He was appointed missionary bishop of Maastricht in 652. He served until 663. Inhabitants of this troubled diocese had murdered some of his predecessors. However, Remaclus successfully spread monasticism in the region. He worked with Saint Hadelin . He served as the spiritual teacher to Trudo Saint Trudo , Saint Babolen , Theodard of Maastricht Saint Theodard of Maastricht , and Lambert of Maastricht Saint Lambert . He subsequently retired to the abbey of Stavelot, where he died. His shrine is situated there. His feast day is September 3 . External links http www.catholic.org saints saint.php?saint id 4579 Catholic Online St. Remaclus http www.catholic forum.com saints saintr45.htm Patron Saints Remaclus http books.google.c ...   more details



  1. Lake Robertville

    Infobox lake lake name Lake Robertville image lake Robertville JPG02.jpg caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location coords coord 50 27 00 N 06 06 49 E type waterbody region BE display inline,title type Freshwater artificial lake inflow outflow catchment basin countries Belgium length 3 km width 0.3 km area 1 E5 m2 0.62 km depth max depth 54.5 m volume 8,000,000 m residence time shore elevation 495 m frozen islands 0 cities Malmedy reference Lake Robertville is an artificial lake near the city of Malmedy in Belgium . The water volume is 8,000,000 m and the area is 0,62 km . The lake is located in the High Fens park. The dam on the river Warche was built in 1928. Image Robertville JPG01.jpg thumb left The dam 250px Category Lakes of Belgium Robertville Lake de Talsperre Robertville fr Lac de Robertville ...   more details



  1. Warche

    The Warche is a river in eastern Belgium province of Li ge province Li ge . From its source at Losheimergraben on the Belgian Germany German border, it flows roughly west about 50 km, across the south of the Hautes Fagnes region. image Warche Malmedy.jpg thumb The Warche in Malmedy It passes through the town of Malmedy , and the artificial lakes of Lake Robertville Robertville and of B tgenbach are formed by dams on the Warche. It is a right tributary of the river Ambl ve river Ambl ve , which it joins east of Stavelot . In the past the Warche used to flow northward from Bevercee, following the current Tr Maret valley, to continue through the current Eau Rouge valley. This last valley is much larger than can be expected from such a small flow, still representing the original Warche valley. In that time the Warche confluenced with the Ambl ve at Stavelot . Later on, probably during the Wisconsin glaciation last ice age the Warche adopted its current position, flowing through the Malmedy graben . References http www.eastbelgium.com pressecenter presse fr 2005 05 warchetal.html eastbelgium.com sentier de d couverte dans la vall e de la Warche in French language French Liege geo stub coord 50 23 N 5 59 E display title region BE type river source GNS enwiki Category Rivers of Belgium Category Meuse drainage basin ca Warche de Warche fr Warche li Warche nl Warche ...   more details



  1. Faymonville

    Faymonville is a town in Li ge province Li ge , Belgium , part of the municipality of Waimes . Its inhabitants are nicknamed the Turks by the neighbouring towns and villages. It is believed that the inhabitants refused to join the crusades against the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, and were called as Turks consequently. Another more likely reason could be that the inhabitants did not have to pay the taxes collected by the monks of the principality of Stavelot Stavelot Malmedy for the war against the Turkish empire, since Faymonville was part of the Duchy of Luxembourg, contrary to the other Walloon villages of the area. The inhabitants of these villages therefore would have called the inhabitants of Faymonville the Turks . To protest, the latter adopted crescent and star as their symbols wearing them and dressing their building. This later became a tradition. It was even once told that when the villagers were to gather in the church, they did not use the bells but a call to church like the call to prayer in Turkiye. This has however never been really assessed and should be viewed more as a legend. Every year the town celebrates their connection to Turks and the inhabitants now call themselves Turks. The town was part of the Eupen Malmedy area transferred from Germany to Belgium in 1919. It was annexed to Germany occupation 1940 1945. During the battle of the Bulge , the town has been severely shelled and more than 50 of the buildings were completely destroyed, most the remaining ones incurring severe damages. Today Faymonville forms part of the predominantly francophone Belgian district of Malmedy . External links fr http www.anadolu.be 2003 06 12.html On the nickname given to the inhabitants of the town Liege geo stub coord 50.40469 N 6.13917 E region BE type city display title Category Li ge province Category Villages in Belgium fa fr Faymonville nl Faymonville plaats tr Faymonville wa Faimonveye ...   more details



  1. Stavelot

    of the Principality of Stavelot Malmedy, and museums devoted to the poet Guillaume Apollinaire , who ... of Stavelot Malmedy , a small independent region of the Holy Roman Empire , ruled by the abbots ... in 1815, Stavelot was added to the Kingdom of the Netherlands while Malmedy was added to the Prussian Rhineland . In 1830 it became part of Belgium . Malmedy would also become a part of Belgium ..., in Stavelot and the surrounding area. Peiper and some of his officers were after the war Malmedy ... Malmedy Principality, Stavelot http www.cairn.info article.php?ID REVUE RMA&ID NUMPUBLIE RMA 083&ID ...   more details



  1. Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Former Subdivision native name Gro herzogtum Niederrhein conventional long name Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine common name Lower Rhine subdivision Province nation Prussia year start 1815 year end 1822 previous states following states Image Flagge Preu en Provinz Rheinland.svg 30px Rhine Province p1 Electorate of Trier p2 Manderscheid p3 Malmedy p4 Free City of Aachen p5 Electoral Palatinate Palatinate p6 Luxembourg p7 Duchy of Limburg s1 Rhine Province flag s1 Flagge Preu en Provinz Rheinland.svg today North Rhine Westphalia br Rhineland Palatinate br Hesse br Saarland br Eupen Malmedy image flag image coat symbol type symbol type article image map Map Prussia LowerRhine.svg image map caption The Lower Rhine Province red , within the Kingdom of Prussia blue , within the German Confederation member states in tan capital Koblenz latd 50 latm 22 latNS N longd 7 longm 36 longEW E stat area1 stat pop1 951998 stat year1 1816 stat pop2 1042724 stat year2 1822 political subdiv Aachen region Aachen br Koblenz region Koblenz br Trier region Trier footnotes The Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine Lang de Gro herzogtum Niederrhein , or simply known as the Lower Rhine Province Lang de Provinz Niederrhein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and existed from 1815 to 1822 . The province was created after the Congress of Vienna in 1815 where Frederick William III of Prussia Frederick William III was given the Rhineland and with it the title of Grand Duke of the Lower Rhine. This allowed Prussia to consolidate its Rhenish territories held since 1803 , such as the Electorate of Trier , Manderscheid , Malmedy , the previously Free Imperial City of Aachen , most of the Electoral Palatinate Palatinate region, parts of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Luxembourg and Duchy of Limburg Limburg , as well as a few other small territories. On 22 April 1816, these territories were combined to form the Grand Duchy of the Lower Rhine, with the provinc ...   more details



  1. Herman Baltia

    of Malmedy , where he had an official residence. After quickly fulfilling the high expectations on him ... former officials of the German Empire whose roots did not lie in the region. Bibliography Eupen Malmedy et Son Gouverneur Eupen Malmedy and Its Governor Memorial published on the occasion of the celebration ...   more details



  1. Christian Brüls

    SHORT DESCRIPTION footballer DATE OF BIRTH 30 September 1988 PLACE OF BIRTH Malmedy , Belgium DATE ... Category People from Malmedy Category Belgian footballers Category Trabzonspor footballers Category ...   more details



  1. Waimes

    Infobox Belgium Municipality name Waimes Fr icon br Weismes De icon picture picture Reinhardstein CH1bJPG.jpg picture legend map Waimes Li ge Belgium Map.png map legend Location of Waimes in the province of Li ge arms flag Flag of Weismes.svg region BE REG WAL community BE FR br BE DE province BE PROV LG arrondissement Arrondissement of Verviers Verviers nis 63080 pyramid date 0 19 20 64 65 foreigners foreigners date mayor Albert Mathonet majority postal codes 4950 telephone area 080 web http www.waimes.be www.waimes.be lat deg 50 lat min 25 lon deg 06 lon min 07 Waimes lang de Weismes is a Wallonia Walloon municipality located in the Li ge province province of Li ge , in Belgium . On January 1, 2006 Waimes had a total population of 6,728. The total area is 96.93 km which gives a population density of 69 inhabitants per km . Waimes is one of two mostly French Community of Belgium French speaking municipalities in the Eupen Malmedy East Cantons , the other being Malmedy . German as a minority language is also still widely spoken in Waimes to this day. The other surrounding municipalities in the area are part of the main German speaking Community of Belgium . External links http www.reinhardstein.net Castle Reinhardstein Liege municipalities Category Municipalities of Li ge br Waimes bg ca Waimes de Weismes eo Waimes fr Waimes it Waimes li Waimes nl Weismes pt Waimes ro Waimes ru simple Waimes fi Waimes vi Waimes vo Waimes wa Waime war Waimes zh ...   more details



  1. Josef Servas d'Outrepont

    Josef Servas d Outrepont named also given as Joseph Servatius von d Outrepont November 21, 1775 &ndash May 8, 1845 was a German obstetrician born in Malmedy . He studied medicine at the Universities of University of Mainz Mainz , University of W rzburg W rzburg and University of Halle Halle , earning his doctorate at the latter institution in 1798. Afterwards he continued his education in Vienna under Johann Lucas Bo r 1751 1835 , and in 1799 settled in Salzburg , where in 1804 he became an associate professor of obstetrics . In 1816 he moved to Munich , where he gave classes at the school for midwifery , and soon afterwards succeeded Adam Elias von Siebold 1775 1828 as professor of obstetrics at the University of W rzburg . Here he remained until his death in 1845. He made scholarly contributions to a number of medical journals, including the Neue Zeitschrift f r Geburtskunde , and was the author of the following books in obstetrics Von der Selbstwendung und der Wendung auf den Kopf , 1817 Abhandlungen und Beitr ge geburtshilflichen Inhalts , 1822 Publications about Joseph d Outrepont Joseph Servatius von d Outrepont. Ein Lebensbild by Georg Burckhard 1913 References http translate.google.com translate?hl en&sl de&u http de.wikisource.org wiki ADB Oudewater, Johannes von&ei SRYGSoSdNZLIMtXv9KID&sa X&oi translate&resnum 5&ct result&prev search 3Fq 3DServatius 2BOutrepont 26hl 3Den 26sa 3DN 26start 3D10 translated biography Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Outrepont, Josef Servas d ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1775 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1845 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Outrepont, Josef Servas d Category 1775 births Category 1845 deaths Category People from Malmedy Category German obstetricians Category University of Mainz alumni Category University of W rzburg alumni Category University of Halle alumni Category University of Salzburg faculty Category University of W rzbur ...   more details



  1. Baraque Michel

    File Baraque Michel01.jpg thumb right Baraque Michel in summer. The Baraque Michel lang de Michelsh tte is a locality in the municipality Jalhay , in the High Fens , eastern Belgium . Before the annexation of the Eupen Malmedy Eastern Cantons by Belgium in 1919, it was the highest point of Belgium. ref http www.grensmarkeringen.be BelgiePruisenMalmedy1.htm Border markers of the former Belgian Prussian border ref Now it is the third highest point at 674 m, after the nearby Signal de Botrange 694 m and the Wei er Stein Eifel Wei er Stein coord 50 24 30 N 6 22 9 E display inline , 691 m . The Baraque itself is an Public house Inns inn and the starting point of many excursions. The Baraque Michel was founded between 1811 and 1813 by Michel Schmitz, of Herbiester a hamlet close to Jalhay , already as an inn, but also as refuge for stray travellers a bell was sounded there during fog , which allowed the rescue of more than one hundred of people during the 19th century. The establishment was also used as relay for the mail coach es, that connected the two then Prussia n towns of Eupen and Malmedy . The direct connection was partly through Belgian territory, along the current N68 road Belgium N68 road . Several rivers of Belgium, part of the basin of Vesdre , take their source in the vicinity. The principal ones are Gileppe , Ho gne and Helle. References References belgium geo stub coord 50.518611 6.0625 display title Category Geography of Belgium Category Buildings and structures in Li ge province Category Li ge geography stubs de Baraque Michel fr Baraque Michel nl Baraque Michel ...   more details



  1. Chenogne massacre

    Martin Sorge writes, It was in the wake of the Malmedy incident at Chegnogne that on New Year ... isbn 0 313 25293 9 quote It was in the wake of the Malmedy incident at Chegnogne that on New Year ... Gallagher 1964 cite book last Gallagher first Richard title The Malmedy Massacre url http www.amazon.com ...   more details



  1. 825th Tank Destroyer Battalion

    File Map of Malmedy Stavelot December 1944.png 400px thumb right The area of operations of Task Force ... was assigned to defend the town of Malmedy and the downstream crossings over the Ambl ve river Ambl ve river at Stavelot and Trois Ponts . Through Malmedy and Stavelot roads ran north to Spa , where ... company of the 526th to block the roads into Malmedy from the south. ref Askegaard, p. 27 ref ... Trois Points, whilst the 12th SS Panzer Division was to push north over the Ambl ve via Malmedy. ref ... The lead units of the division skirted Malmedy on 17 December and pushed towards Stavelot, but fighting ... to retreat towards Malmedy. ref Cole, p. 266 ref The German force pushed through Stavelot and advanced ... of the battalion were engaged outside Malmedy, when a German force from Panzer Brigade 150 using ...   more details



  1. Poppo of Deinze

    abbot of the Principality of Stavelot Malmedy abbeys of Stavelot and Malmedy in Lower Lorraine , now ...   more details




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