Büllingen (; french: Bullange, ) is a

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 ...

of East Belgium, located in the Belgian province of Liège,

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. On January 1, 2006, Büllingen had a total population of 5,385. The total area is 150.49 km² which gives a

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of 36 inhabitants per km². Since 1977 Büllingen consists of 27 villages: *Büllingen, Honsfeld, Hünningen, Mürringen *Rocherath, Krinkelt, Wirtzfeld *Manderfeld, Afst, Allmuthen, Andlermühle, Berterath, Buchholz, Eimerscheid, Hasenvenn, Hergersberg, , Hüllscheid, Igelmonder Hof, Igelmondermühle, Kehr,

Krewinkel Krewinkel is a hamlet in the municipality of Büllingen, in the province of Liège, Belgium. It has 84 inhabitants and lies at an altitude of about 560 meters. Until 1919 it was owned by Germany. Krewinkel is the easternmost place in Belgium. ...

, Lanzerath, Losheimergraben, Medendorf, Merlscheid, Weckerath.

Geography

Its component village of

includes the easternmost point in Belgium. The municipality also contains Rocherath, the highest village in Belgium, as well as the second highest point in Belgium, the Weißer Stein near Mürringen.

History

In the period 1815-1919 it belonged first to the

Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918. Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Rev. ed. Oxford: ...

and later to the German Empire following the

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. In 1920 it was ceded to Belgium under the terms of the

Treaty of Versailles The Treaty of Versailles (french: Traité de Versailles; german: Versailler Vertrag, ) was the most important of the peace treaties of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1 ...

as part of the Eupen-Malmedy (East Cantons) area. The town played a role in the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...

as the Germans attempted to advance through the Ardennes Forest in

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Postal history

Büllingen post-office opened in December 1863, in the Malmedy county (''Kreis'') of the Aachen district (''Bezirk'') in the ''Rheinland'' province. Postal codes since 1969: 4760 Büllingen; 4761 Rocherath. In 1969 Manderfeld 4778 (4760 in 1990).

Sports

The municipality has two main football clubs: KFC Büllingen of Büllingen village (matricule number 7257) and SG Rapid Mürringen of Mürringen village.VoG Sportgemeinschaft Rapid Murringen - VATSearch
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