Eupen

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How many people live in Eupen?18,248 (as of January 1, 2006)
2. What is the capital of Eupen?Capital of the German-speaking Community of Belgium
3. What language do people speak in Eupen?German (official and dialect), French, Dutch
4. When was Eupen built?First mentioned in 1213
5. Where is Eupen located?Eupen is in eastern Belgium, just 15 kilometers from the German border near Aachen and close to the Dutch border near Maastricht.
6. Why does Eupen have a German language?Eupen was part of Germany for many years, so German is still spoken there. After World War I it became part of Belgium, but German remains the official language.

Euroregion Meuse-Rhine: A transnational cooperation initiative fostering economic, social, and cultural integration across border regions of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Treaty of Versailles: The primary peace treaty that concluded World War I, which notably transferred Eupen-Malmedy from Germany to Belgium.
German-speaking Community of Belgium: One of the three federal regions of Belgium, with German as its official language and its own governmental institutions.
Holy Roman Empire: A complex political entity in central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century.