Lists of protected heritage sites in the German-speaking Community of Belgium

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The German-speaking Community of Belgium or Eastern Belgium is one of the three federal communities of Belgium. This page is an overview of its protected heritage sites, alphabetically ordered by town name.

TownList
Amel List
Burg-Reuland List
Büllingen List
Bütgenbach List
Eupen List
Kelmis List
Lontzen List
Raeren List
Sankt-Vith List

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