Welkenraedt

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Welkenraedt Welkenrote (Walloon)
Municipality

Coat of arms
Location of Welkenraedt
Welkenraedt Location in Belgium Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E / 50.650°N 5.967°E / 50.650; 5.967
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Luc Nix (MR)
• Governing party/ies	LB - Plus
Area
• Total	24.72 km² (9.54 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	9,920
• Density	400/km² (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	4840–4841
NIS code	63084
Area codes	087
Website	www.welkenraedt.be

Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: [wɛlkənʁat]; Ripuarian: Wälekete; Walloon: Welkenrote) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2018, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,920. The total area is 24.47 km² which gives a population density of 405 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Henri-Chapelle and Welkenraedt.

American Cemetery and Memorial

The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial which contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II.