East Belgium
Also known as New Belgium, East Cantons, Eupen-Malmedy
thumb|300px|Eupen-Malmedy border changes between 1920 and 1945
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Ehemaliges Kaufmannshaus (Ostbelgien - Eupen - DG).jpg
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Background
- Prussian administration, 1815–1919
- Provisional Belgian administration, 1919–1925
- Integration into Belgium, 1925–1940
- Annexed to Germany, 1940–1944
- Return to Belgium, 1945–present
- Languages
- Current administration
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300px|Eupen-Malmedy border changes between 1920 and 1945
Eupen-Malmedy is a small, predominantly German-speaking region in eastern Belgium. It consists of three administrative cantons around the towns of Eupen, Malmedy, and Sankt Vith which encompass some . Elsewhere in Belgium, the region is commonly referred to as the East Cantons (, ).