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Raeren
Municipality
Raeren town hall
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Raeren
RaerenLocation in Belgium Location of Raeren in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°41′N 06°07′E / 50.683°N 6.117°E / 50.683; 6.117
Country	Belgium
Community	German-speaking Community of Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Jérôme Franssen
• Governing party/ies	Mit Uns - Ecolo
Area
• Total	72.81 km (28.11 sq mi)
Population
• Total	10,707
• Density	150/km (380/sq mi)
Postal codes	4730–4731
NIS code	63061
Area codes	087
Website	www.raeren.be

Raeren (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːʁən] ) is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German.

On 1 January 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper.

Mathias Cormann, the former Minister for Finance of Australia and current Secretary-General of the OECD, was raised in Raeren.

Transportation

Its Raeren railway station [de] was the hub and headquarters of the Vennbahn railway.

• Raeren, church: Sankt Nikolauskirche
• Raeren Castle

See also

• List of protected heritage sites in Raeren
• German-speaking community of Belgium
• Vlattenhaus

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. Kitney, Geoff (2 May 2014). "Mathias Cormann: A tale of two lives". The Age. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

v t e Places adjacent to Raeren
Kelmis Aachen (DE-NW) Lontzen Eupen Raeren Aachen (DE-NW) Roetgen (DE-NW) Eupen

v t e Municipalities in the province of Liège, Wallonia
Huy	Amay Anthisnes Burdinne Clavier Engis Ferrières Hamoir Héron Huy Marchin Modave Nandrin Ouffet Tinlot Verlaine Villers-le-Bouillet Wanze
Liège	Ans Awans Aywaille Bassenge Beyne-Heusay Blegny Chaudfontaine Comblain-au-Pont Dalhem Esneux Flémalle Fléron Grâce-Hollogne Herstal Juprelle Liège Neupré Oupeye Saint-Nicolas Seraing Soumagne Sprimont Trooz Visé
Verviers	Amel Aubel Baelen Büllingen Burg-Reuland Bütgenbach Dison Eupen Herve Jalhay Kelmis Lierneux Limbourg Lontzen Malmedy Olne Pepinster Plombières Raeren Sankt Vith Spa Stavelot Stoumont Theux Thimister-Clermont Trois-Ponts Verviers Waimes Welkenraedt
Waremme	Berloz Braives Crisnée Donceel Faimes Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher Geer Hannut Lincent Oreye Remicourt Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse Waremme Wasseiges
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