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Liège

Western Europe

Liege is a city and municipality in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and the capital of the eponymous province. It sits in the valley of the Meuse in the east of Belgium, not far from the Netherlands and Germany, where the Meuse meets the river Ourthe; part of Wallonia's former industrial backbone, the sillon industriel, it remains the region's principal economic and cultural centre.

Facts
Population
749,110 1
Area (sq km)
69.39 2
Founding Year
9th century 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Elevation (m)
66 3
Latitude
50.639722 degrees north 2
Longitude
5.570556 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 6
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Bertholet Flemalle

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Site Of

Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant

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Source Wikidata: Fabrique d'armes Émile et Léon Nagant
University of Liège

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Source University of Liège (Wikipedia)Lead
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The University of Liège (French: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public research university of the French Community of Belgium founded in 1817 and based in Liège, Belgium.
Sources
1. Liege (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, population
Quote, Lead paragraph, population
population of 749,110
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2. Wikidata: Liège
  • Wikidata Q3992, P31 city/municipality class verified (w-bbfill-business8-0927)
  • Wikidata Q3992 P571
  • Part Of: Belgium
  • On Continent: Europe
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3. Liege (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 50.639722, longitude 5.570556
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 66 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 69.39 sq km
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikidata, confirms city and jurisdiction
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4. GeoNames: Liège - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 66 m
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 5.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 5.75
50.75 5.75 Cfb
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6. GeoNames: Liège - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2792413
Quote, cities500 record 2792413
50.63373 5.56749 P PPL BE WAL WLG 62 62063 195278 66 Europe/Brussels
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