Amel 176127 223351485 2008-07-03T18:24:40Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[zh:阿梅尔]] {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Belgium Municipality |name=Amel |picture= |picture-legend= |map=AmelLocatie.png |map-legend=Location of Amel in the province of Liège |arms=Armoiries_Ambleve.png |flag= |region={{BE-REG-WAL}} |community={{BE-DE}} |province={{BE-PROV-LG}} |arrondissement=[[Arrondissement of Verviers|Verviers]] |nis=63001 |pyramid-date=01/01/2006 |0-19=26.13 |20-64=55.96 |65=17.91 |foreigners=3.96 |foreigners-date=01/07/2005 |mayor=Klaus Schumacher (GI) |majority=GI |postal-codes=4770-4771 |telephone-area=080 |web=[http://www.amel.be/ www.amel.be] |lat_deg=50 |lat_min=21 |lon_deg=06 |lon_min=10 }} '''Amel''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Amblève'') is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[municipality]] in the [[Wallonia|Walloon]] province of [[Liège (province)|Liège]], and is part of the [[German-speaking Community of Belgium]] ([[German language|German]]: ''Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens''). On [[January 1]] [[2006]] Amel had a total population of 5,282. The total area is 125.15 [[square kilometre|km²]] which gives a [[population density]] of 42 inhabitants per km². There are seventeen villages in Amel: [[Schoppen]], [[Stephanshof]], [[Iveldingen]], [[Eibertingen]], [[Montenau]], [[Born, Belgium|Born]], [[Deidenberg]], [[Medell]], [[Möderscheid]], [[Hepscheid]], [[Heppenbach]], [[Halenfeld]], [[Mirfeld]], [[Valender]], [[Wereth]], [[Meyerode]] and [[Herresbach]]. The name Amel is of [[Celt]]ic origin and means [[water]]. The river [[Amblève (river)|Amblève]] ({{lang-de|Amel}}) flows through the municipality. Amel is the birthplace of [[Karl-Heinz Lambertz]], current leader ([[Minister-President]]) of the community executive of the [[German-speaking community of Belgium]]. <br>&nbsp; ==External links== * [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Amel Gazetteer Entry] {{Liege municipalities}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Belgium]] [[Category:Municipalities of Liège]] [[Category:Municipalities of the German-speaking Community]] {{Liege-geo-stub}} [[br:Amel (kumun)]] [[de:Amel]] [[eo:Amel (Belgio)]] [[fr:Amblève (commune)]] [[it:Amel]] [[lb:Amel (Gemeng)]] [[li:Amel (gemeint)]] [[nl:Amel (gemeente)]] [[pl:Amel]] [[pt:Amel]] [[fi:Amel]] [[vo:Amel]] [[zh:阿梅尔]]