Its component village of Krewinkel includes the easternmost point in Belgium. The municipality also contains Rocherath, the highest village in Belgium, as well as the second highest point in Belgium, the Weißer Stein near Mürringen.[2]
History
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The town played a role in the Battle of the Bulge as the Germans attempted to advance through the Ardennes Forest in World War II.
American soldiers, stripped of all equipment, lie dead, face down in the slush of a crossroads near Büllingen
Postal history
Büllingen post-office opened in December 1863, in the Malmedy county (Kreis) of the Aachen district (Bezirk) in the Rheinland province.[3]
Postal codes since 1969:[4] 4760 Büllingen; 4761 Rocherath. In 1969 Manderfeld 4778 (4760 in 1990).[5]
Sports
The municipality has two main football clubs: KFC Büllingen of Büllingen village (matricule number 7257)[6][7][8] and SG Rapid Mürringen of Mürringen village.[9][10][11]
büllingen, german, pronunciation, ˈbʏlɪŋən, french, bullange, french, pronunciation, bylɑ, municipality, east, belgium, located, belgian, province, liège, wallonia, january, 2006, total, population, total, area, which, gives, population, density, inhabitants, . Bullingen German pronunciation ˈbʏlɪŋen French Bullange French pronunciation bylɑ ʒ is a municipality of East Belgium located in the Belgian province of Liege Wallonia On January 1 2006 Bullingen had a total population of 5 385 The total area is 150 49 km which gives a population density of 36 inhabitants per km The official language of Bullingen is German but it offers French language facilities to francophones Bullingen Bullange French MunicipalityBullingen town hallCoat of armsLocation of BullingenBullingenLocation in Belgium Location of Bullingen in the province of LiegeCoordinates 50 24 N 06 15 E 50 400 N 6 250 E 50 400 6 250 Coordinates 50 24 N 06 15 E 50 400 N 6 250 E 50 400 6 250Country BelgiumCommunityGerman speaking Community of BelgiumRegionWalloniaProvinceLiegeArrondissementVerviersGovernment MayorFriedhelm Wirtz ProDG Wirtz Governing party iesWirtzArea Total150 67 km2 58 17 sq mi Population 2018 01 01 1 Total5 473 Density36 km2 94 sq mi Postal codes4760 4761Area codes080Websitewww buellingen beSince 1977 Bullingen consists of 27 villages Bullingen Honsfeld Hunningen Murringen Rocherath Krinkelt Wirtzfeld Manderfeld Afst Allmuthen Andlermuhle Berterath Buchholz Eimerscheid Hasenvenn Hergersberg Holzheim de Hullscheid Igelmonder Hof Igelmondermuhle Kehr Krewinkel Lanzerath Losheimergraben Medendorf Merlscheid Weckerath Contents 1 Geography 2 History 2 1 Postal history 3 Sports 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography EditIts component village of Krewinkel includes the easternmost point in Belgium The municipality also contains Rocherath the highest village in Belgium as well as the second highest point in Belgium the Weisser Stein near Murringen 2 History EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2015 In the period 1815 1919 it belonged first to the Kingdom of Prussia and later to the German Empire following the unification of Germany In 1920 it was ceded to Belgium under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles as part of the Eupen Malmedy East Cantons area The town played a role in the Battle of the Bulge as the Germans attempted to advance through the Ardennes Forest in World War II American soldiers stripped of all equipment lie dead face down in the slush of a crossroads near Bullingen Postal history Edit Bullingen post office opened in December 1863 in the Malmedy county Kreis of the Aachen district Bezirk in the Rheinland province 3 Postal codes since 1969 4 4760 Bullingen 4761 Rocherath In 1969 Manderfeld 4778 4760 in 1990 5 Sports EditThe municipality has two main football clubs KFC Bullingen of Bullingen village matricule number 7257 6 7 8 and SG Rapid Murringen of Murringen village 9 10 11 See also EditList of protected heritage sites in BullingenReferences Edit Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018 Statbel Retrieved 9 March 2019 Bullingen the record holder Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens Archived from the original on 2012 03 23 Retrieved 2011 05 07 Nachverwendete Altdeutschland Stempel Spezialkatalog und Handbuch Peter Feuser 1983 Stuttgart Liste des Numeros Postaux Administration des Postes Bruxelles 1969 Les numeros postaux belges en vigueur a partir du 1 10 1990 La Poste FC Bullingen Belgium Soccerway Bullingen BeSoccer Voetbal Vlaanderen SG Rapid Murringen Football pitch stadium Bullingen Spotic SG Rapid Murringen Google Maps VoG Sportgemeinschaft Rapid Murringen VATSearchExternal links Edit Media related to Bullingen at Wikimedia Commons in German Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bullingen amp oldid 1153646789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
