Raeren

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Raeren
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region=BE-REG-WAL
community=BE-DE
province=BE-PROV-LG
arrondissement=Verviers
nis=63061
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mayor=Hans-Dieter Laschet (Mit uns)
majority=Mit uns – CSL
postal-codes=4730-4731
telephone-area=087
web= [http://www.raeren.be/ www.raeren.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=41
lon_deg=06
lon_min=07

Raeren is a municipality located in the Belgian 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 still predominantly speak German.

On January 1, 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km² which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km².

See also

German-speaking community of Belgium