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Eupen: Guide
Eupen is a municipality located in the Belgium|Belgian province of Liege (province)|Liège, 15 km from the German border (Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the nature reservation "Hohes Venn" (Ardennes).
On 1 January 2006 Eupen had a total population of 18,248 (8,892 males and 9,356 females). The total area is 103.74 square kilometre|km² which gives a population density of 175.90 inhabitants per km².
After the end of the annexed both on 6 March 1925.
Eupen is the seat of the Council of the German speaking community in Belgium and the official language in Eupen is German language|German, although Dutch language|Dutch was widely spoken in Eupen in the 18th century. There is also a small University College in Eupen, the Autonome Hochschule in der deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft, offering bachelor degrees in Education and Nursing.
Historical sketch
1213 First documentary mention of Eupen and the St. Niclas Chapel in the Duchy of Limburg.
1288 Following the Battle of Worringen the Duchy of Limburg is annexed by John I. of Duchy of Brabant|Brabant.
1387 Brabant and Limburg fall to the house of Burgundy. Eupen is burned to the ground during the war against Guelders.
1477 Brabant and Limburg (with Eupen) become an (Austrian) Habsburg possession.
1544 Emperor Charles V. grants Eupen the privilege to conduct two markets per year.
1555 Brabant and Limburg (with Eupen) become a Spanish-Habsburg possession.
1565 First mention of Protestantism in Eupen.
1582 Eupen is burned down by Dutch troops.
1635 The plague devastates the town's population.
1648 Eupen obtains its own court of law.
1674 Eupen obtains city rights.
1680 Introduction of textile manufacture.
1713 With the Treaty of Utrecht Brabant and Limburg (with Eupen) revert back to the Austrian Habsburgs.
1794 Eupen is annexed by Revolutionary France and becomes part of the Département Ourthe, Liege Prefecture, Malmedy Sous-Prefecture.
1815 Following the Congress of Vienna, Eupen becomes part of Prussia's Rhine Province.
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