Lake Eupen

Lake Eupen is an artificial lake near in East Belgium, not far from . The lake is created by a dam which was built on the river in 1938 but inaugurated only in 1950 by Prince Charles of Belgium.
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  • Reservoir
  • …lies at an elevation of 360 metres (1,181 feet)
  • …is also known as “Dam of the Vesdre”
  • Description: dam

Places of Interest

Highlights include House Couvenplatz 1 and Chapel of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist.
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is a historic building, which is situated 4 km west of Lake Eupen.
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is a church, which is situated 4 km west of Lake Eupen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettenis and Reinartzhof.
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is a village in the municipality of , East Belgium. is situated 5 km northwest of Lake Eupen.
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is a locality, which is situated 5 km east of Lake Eupen.
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is a small town in the province of , Belgium.

Lake Eupen

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Latitude
50.62055° or 50° 37′ 14″ north
Longitude
6.10037° or 6° 6′ 1″ east
Open location code
9F28J4C2+64
Geo­Names ID
2798572
Wiki­data ID
Q165395

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Lake Eupen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة أويبن”
  • Cebuano: “Lac d’Eupen”
  • Chinese: “奧伊彭湖”
  • Croatian: “Eupen (jezero)”
  • Croatian: “Eupen”
  • Dutch: “Vesderstuwdam”
  • Dutch: “Vesdrestuwdam”
  • Dutch: “Weserstuwdam”
  • French: “barrage de la Vesdre”
  • French: “Barrage de la Vesdre”
  • French: “Lac d’Eupen”
  • German: “Wesertalsperre”
  • Luxembourgish: “Wesertalspär”
  • Romanian: “Barajul Weser”
  • Swedish: “Lac d’Eupen”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hill and Raerener Wald.

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