St. Vith

Coordinates: 50°16′N 06°07′E / 50.267°N 6.117°E / 50.267; 6.117
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This article is about the municipality. For the saint, see
Eupen Sankt Vith
.
Sankt Vith
Saint Vith (French)
Municipality
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Sankt Vith is located in Belgium
Sankt Vith
Sankt Vith
Location in Belgium
Location of St. Vith in the province of Liège
Liège
ArrondissementVerviers
Government
 • MayorHerbert Grommes (cdH)
 • Governing party/iesNBA Grommes
Area
 • Total147.15 km2 (56.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total9,682
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Postal codes
4780-4784
NIS code
63067
Area codes080
Websitewww.st.vith.be

St. Vith (

East Belgium located in the Walloon province of Liège. It was named after Saint Vitus
. The majority language here is German, as in the rest of the German Speaking Community of Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, St. Vith had a total population of 9,169. The total area is 146.93 km2, giving a population density of 62 inhabitants per km2. The official language of the municipality is German.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Sankt Vith, Crombach, Lommersweiler, Recht, and Schönberg.

History

St. Vith was an important marketplace of the region by the 12th century and received

Napoleon Bonaparte. As a result of the Congress of Vienna it was given to the Kingdom of Prussia
.

St. Vith was transferred to Belgium on March 6, 1925, by the Treaty of Versailles after the defeat of the German Empire in World War I.

American soldiers in St. Vith during the Battle of the Bulge

An important road and railway junction, St. Vith was

US Army Air Forces on 25 and 26 December 1944 and by RAF Bomber Command with 300 aircraft on the 26.[2] St. Vith was mostly destroyed during the ground battle and subsequent air attack. American forces retook the town on January 23, 1945. The only pre-war architecture remaining is the Büchel Tower
.

St. Vith is the setting for Michael Oren's novel, Reunion, concerning a fictional reunion of an American battalion which participated in the Battle of the Bulge.


Sister cities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Bomber Command 60th Anniversary Battle Diary December 1944 Archived 2007-07-06 at the UK Government Web Archive

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