Neu-Moresnet
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Neu-Moresnet (, ) is a village and sub-municipality of Kelmis in the German-speaking community of the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. The village was founded as Prussian-Moresnet (German: Preußisch-Moresnet) as part of the Lower Rhine Province. In 1919, after World War I, it was awarded to Belgium, and renamed Neu-Moresnet. In 1940, it was annexed by Nazi Germany, and in 1944, it was returned to Belgium. Neu-Moresnet was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Kelmis.
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- Official name
- Neu-Moresnet
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Kelmis
- Elevation
- 208.7
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- postal code
- 4721
- Commons category
- Neu-Moresnet
- inception
- 1816-06-26
- P13200
- December 5
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Neu-Moresnet (, ) is a village and sub-municipality of Kelmis in the German-speaking community of the province of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. The village was founded as Prussian-Moresnet (German: Preußisch-Moresnet) as part of the Lower Rhine Province. In 1919, after World War I, it was awarded to Belgium, and renamed Neu-Moresnet. In 1940, it was annexed by Nazi Germany, and in 1944, it was returned to Belgium. Neu-Moresnet was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Kelmis.
==History== thumb|The Moresnet region (1830–1914)
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