Lontzen

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Lontzen
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region=BE-REG-WAL
community=BE-DE
province=BE-PROV-LG
arrondissement=Verviers
nis=63048
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mayor=Alfred Lecerf (Union)
majority=Union
postal-codes=4710-4711
telephone-area=087
web= [http://www.lontzen.be/ www.lontzen.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=41
lon_deg=06
lon_min=00

Lontzen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1 2006 Lontzen had a total population of 5,071. The total area is 28.73 km² which gives a population density of 177 inhabitants per km².

In the 19th century a Low Franconian dialect was widely spoken in Lontzen.

The village of Walhorn is in the municipality of Lontzen.

External links

* [http://www.lontzen.be/ Official web page] (in German and French only)