| The German speaking community in East Belgium. |
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| Outside of Belgium hardly known,
but besides French and Dutch (Flemish), German is the
third official language of the Kingdom. In the
easternmost area of the French speaking Province of
Liege, we find six districts where German is the official
language. West of this area, we find some places (Malmedy) where French is spoken, yet a German speaking protected minoriy lives there, too. All together this county is called the 'Eastern Counties' (Ostkantone) |
by Bernd Kueck August 2000; translated Nov. 2000