Raeren

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Raeren
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Raeren town hall
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Location of Raeren
Raeren
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Raeren
Location in Belgium
Location of Raeren in the province of Liège
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Coordinates: 50°41′N06°07′E / 50.683°N 6.117°E / 50.683; 6.117
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Community Flag of the German Community in Belgium.svg German-speaking Community of Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Liège
Arrondissement Verviers
Government
  MayorJérôme Franssen
  Governing party/iesMit Uns - Ecolo
Area
  Total72.81 km2 (28.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [1]
  Total10,707
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Postal codes
4730–4731
NIS code
63061
Area codes 087
Website www.raeren.be

Raeren (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːʁən] ) is a municipality of the German speaking community of Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was part of Germany until the First World War, after which it became part of Belgium. It is one of several towns in eastern Belgium which predominantly speak German.

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On 1 January 2006, Raeren had a total population of 10,091. The total area is 74.21 km2 which gives a population density of 136 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Eynatten, Hauset, and Raeren proper.

Mathias Cormann, the former Minister for Finance of Australia and current Secretary-General of the OECD, was raised in Raeren. [2]

Transportation

Its Raeren railway station  [ de ] was the hub and headquarters of the Vennbahn railway.

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