Amel (; french: Amblève, ) is a Belgian

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the

German-speaking Community of Belgium The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

(german: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens). On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km² which gives a

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of 44 inhabitants per km². There are eighteen villages in Amel: Amel (village),

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, Deidenberg, Eibertingen, Halenfeld, Heppenbach, Hepscheid,

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, Iveldingen, Medell, Meyerode, Mirfeld, Möderscheid, Montenau, Schoppen, Stephanshof, Valender and Wereth. The name Amel is of

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ic origin and means

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. The river Amblève (german: Amel) flows through the municipality. Amel is the birthplace of Karl-Heinz Lambertz, current leader (

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) of the community executive of the

German-speaking community of Belgium The German-speaking Community (german: links=no, Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, or DG; french: links=no, Communauté germanophone; nl, links=no, Duitstalige Gemeenschap), since 2017 also known as East Belgium (german: links=no, Ostbelgien), is ...

History

In 716, the Battle of Amblève, between

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with the

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ns on one side and the joint forces of the Frisians and

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ns under Ragenfrid and Chilperic II on the other side, was the first victory for Charles Martel. Amel was the site of heavy fighting during the

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. On 17 December 1944, the Wereth Massacre took place when eleven soldiers of the

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333rd Field Artillery Battalion were tortured and executed by members of the 1st SS Panzer Division ''Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler''. A memorial to the ''Wereth 11'' was erected in the village in 1994.

Sports

The municipality's football club, KFC Grün-Weiß Amel, play in the Liège Provincial League first tier (sixth tier overall).KFC Grün-Weiss Amel on Soccerway
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External links

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Gazetteer Entry

Municipality of Amel website (German)
{{Authority control Municipalities of Liège Province

History

Sports

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