Lierneux
{{Short description|Municipality in Liège Province, Belgium}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Lierneux
|native_name = {{native_name|wa|Lierneu}}
|picture = Lierneux JPG02.jpg
|picture-legend =
|map = Lierneux Liège Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Lierneux in the province of Liège
|arms = Lierneux_wapen.svg
|flag =
|region = {{BE-REG-WAL}}
|community = {{BE-FR}}
|province = {{BE-PROV-LG}}
|arrondissement = Verviers
|nis = 63045
|pyramid-date =
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date =
|mayor = André Samray
|majority = Lierneux en Mieux !
|postal-codes = 4990
|telephone-area = 080
|web = [http://www.lierneux.be/ www.lierneux.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|17|N|05|48|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
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Lierneux ({{IPA|fr|ljɛʁnø}}; {{langx|wa|Lierneu}}) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Lierneux had a total population of 3,367. The total area is 92.08 km2 which gives a population density of 37 inhabitants per km2. Lierneux is known for its psychiatric hospital CHS l'Accueil.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Arbrefontaine, and Bra, and Lierneux.
History
Within the bounds of the municipality a lies a memorial site to the tribute of the 82nd Airborne Division who won the Battle of the Bulge against the German SS division December 22, 1944.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |last=Hendriks |first=Jan |title=A Hell in the Snow the Battle Near Grand Sart (Lierneux) on January 7th 1945 |year=1995 |publisher=Birds Nest Books (Missoula, MT, U.S.A.) }}
External links
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lierneux
|N = Stoumont
|NE = Trois-Ponts
}}
{{Municipalities in Liège}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Liège Province
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