Amel
Amel
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Amel in the province of Liège | |
Interactive map of Amel | |
Amel Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′N 06°10′E / 50.350°N 6.167°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | German-speaking Community of Belgium |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Liège |
| Arrondissement | Verviers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erik Wiesemes (SP) (GI) |
| • Governing party | GemeindeInteressen (GI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.88 km2 (48.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 5,480 |
| • Density | 43.5/km2 (113/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 1 January 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.
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.