Kelmis

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Kelmis (German pronunciation: [ˈkɛlmɪs]; French: La Calamine, pronounced [la kalamin]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, named for the historical deposits of calamine (zinc ore) nearby. As of 2011, the population was 10,881; the area is 18.1 square kilometres (7.0 sq mi), and the population density is 601.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,557/sq mi). The municipality comprises the following sub-municipalities: Kelmis proper, Hergenrath, and Neu-Moresnet. The territory around the Vieille Montagne zinc mine in Kelmis was Neutral Moresnet, a neutral condominium of the Netherlands and Prussia (later Belgium and Germany) from 1816 to 1919, with the Mayor of Kelmis nominated by two commissioners from the neighbouring countries. Although locals attempted to change it into a fully independent microstate, all attempts were thwarted, and it remained under double sovereignty and neutrality until its annexation by Belgium after the First World War. A war memorial to German...

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