Amel

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Amel Amblève (French)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Amel
Amel Location in Belgium Location of Amel in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°21′N 06°10′E / 50.350°N 6.167°E / 50.350; 6.167
Country	Belgium
Community	German-speaking Community of Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Erik Wiesemes (SP) (GI)
• Governing party/ies	GemeindeInteressen (GI)
Area
• Total	125.88 km2 (48.60 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	5,480
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Postal codes	4770-4771
NIS code	63001
Area codes	080
Website	www.amel.be

Amel (German pronunciation: [aːml̩]; French: Amblève, French pronunciation: [ɑ̃blɛv]) is a Belgian municipality in the Walloon province of Liège, and is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium (German: Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens). On January 1, 2013, the municipality of Amel had a total population of 5,466. The total area is 125.15 km² which gives a population density of 44 inhabitants per km².

There are eighteen villages in Amel: Amel (village),^[2] Born, Deidenberg, Eibertingen, Halenfeld, Heppenbach, Hepscheid, Herresbach,^[3] Iveldingen, Medell, Meyerode, Mirfeld, Möderscheid, Montenau, Schoppen, Stephanshof, Valender and Wereth.

The name Amel is of Celtic origin and means water. The river Amblève (German: Amel) flows through the municipality.

Amel is the birthplace of Karl-Heinz Lambertz, former leader (Minister-President) of the community executive of the German-speaking community of Belgium.

In 716, the Battle of Amblève, between Charles Martel with the Austrasians on one side and the joint forces of the Frisians and Neustrians under Ragenfrid and Chilperic II on the other side, was the first victory for Charles Martel.

Amel was the site of heavy fighting during the Battle of the Bulge. On 17 December 1944, the Wereth Massacre took place when eleven soldiers of the African American 333rd Field Artillery Battalion were tortured and executed by members of the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. A memorial to the Wereth 11 was erected in the village in 1994.

The municipality's football club, KFC Grün-Weiß Amel, play in the Liège Provincial League first tier (sixth tier overall).^[4][5]

• List of protected heritage sites in Amel

• Media related to Amel at Wikimedia Commons
• Gazetteer Entry
• Municipality of Amel website (German)