Kelmis is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège, named for the historical deposits of calamine nearby. As of 2011, the population was 10,881; the area is 18.1 square kilometres and the population density is 601.2 inhabitants per square kilometre .The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Kelmis proper, Hergenrath, and Neu-Moresnet. The territory around the Vieille Montagne zinc mine in Kelmis was a neutral condominium of the Netherlands and Prussia from 1816 to 1919 as Neutral Moresnet, with the Mayor of Kelmis being nominated by two commissionners from the neighbouring countries. Although there were attempts by ...
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