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Plumbers ​((thiois) Op-ene-Bliibereg, (wa) So-on-Mont-d'-Plomb)
The ordeal of Moresnet
Information
Country	Belgium
Regions	province of Liège ​Pays de Herve
Watercourse	Mouth
Area	53,18 km²
Population	10 510 hab. (1er january 2020)
Density	197,63 inhab./km²
Nice	Plombimontois
Other language	thiois
Postal code	4850, 4852, 4851, 4581
Telephone prefix	32 87
Location
50 ° 43 ′ 9 ″ N 5 ° 57 ′ 15 ″ E
Official site
Touristic site
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Plumbers is a municipality of Pays de Herve in the province of Liège in Belgium. Inhabited by approximately 10,500 people, it includes the villages of Gemmenich, Hombourg, Montzen, Moresnet, Plombières and Sippenaeken.

Understand

Tourist information

• 50.733965.964481 Plombières tourism rue du Chemin de Fer 25,   32 87 355377, email: [email protected] –  (last updated Nov 2020)

To go

By train

There is no train station for travelers at Plombières. You have to go down to the 50.65965.97551 Welkenraedt station (SNCB line Liège-Guillemins ↔ Welkenraedt or Eupen and SNCB line Spa-Géronstère ↔ Aachen-Central) and take the bus 710 in the direction “Kelmis B.b.l. »Or, for the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, the bus 712 in the direction of “Thimister-Clermont”, stop “Aubel Rue Birven” (approximately 200 meters before entering the cemetery). If you are on bicycles, join the national road NOT67 and take it to the left in the direction Vaals until its culmination in the NOT3 Take this to the left for the American cemetery, Homburg and Sippenaeken and to the right for all the other centers of interest in the town.

By car

Distances, times and routes

Destination	Distance		Time
	by the road	great circle	by car (about)	by bus * 710
Aachen	NOT60812 km	9,8 km	25 min
Brussels	E40NOT67NOT3NOT613135,5 km	114,0 km	1 h 40 min
Eupen	NOT67NOT3NOT61317,8 km	13,3 km	25 min
Cork	E25E40NOT67NOT3NOT61345 km	30,0 km	40 min
Maastricht	E25NOT627NOT60837,6 km	22,7 km	45 min
Verviers	E42A27NOT3NOT61339,5 km	24,9 km	45 min
Welkenraedt	NOT67NOT3NOT61311,6 km	8,5 km	15 min	17 min
* from Welkenraedt station

Routes via Plombières

Brussels ← Henri-Chapelle ←	SO  BORN	→ Calamine → german border
Aimed ← Aubel ←	SO National road 608 BORN	→ End (Dutch border)
(NOT608) End ←	NOT  S	→ End (NOT3)
(NOT608) End ←	NOT  S	→ NOT3End
Santiago de Compostela ← Aubel ←	SO  NO	→ Aachen → Trondheim
() Cork ← Aubel ←	SO  NO	→ End (Plombières village)

Circulate

See

• 50.697125.900541 Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery American Memorial Street 159, 4852 Hombourg,   32 87 687173 from April 15 to September 15: Mon.- Sun. : 9 h - 18 h, from September 16 to April 14: Mon.- Sun. : 9 h - 17 h, closed on 1^er January and December 25. free. – 23 hectare American WWII Military Cemetery where rests 7,992 soldiers. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.708285.905152 Vieljaren Castle Vieljaren 8 (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.7195.90173 Berlieren Castle Berlieren path 11 (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.723955.919394 Grain d'Orge Brewery Laschet Street 3,   32 87 787784 visit without appointment sat. : 16 h 25.  7 € (~ 7.74 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 10.48 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 8.45 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 4,589.24 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021) including 2 tastings. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.7515.91055 Beusdael Castle (Sippenaeken Castle) rue de Beusdael (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.738215.961236 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin rue de l'Église 3 (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.736335.966827 Gueule tunnel (Plombières approved nature reserve) accessible at all times. free. –  (last update Feb. 2019)
• 50.754286.021018 The three borders (Drielandenpunt, Vaalserberg) Route des Trois Bornes (in Belgium) Viergrenzenweg (in the Netherlands) accessible at all times. free. – Point where the borders of Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands meet. Before 1919, this place was called The four borders when the territory of Moresnet still existed. (last updated Sep 2018)
• 50.731775.996999 Calvary of Moresnet-Chapelle (Station XII) Calvary Street (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.718755.9844710 Moresnet railway viaduct  – Viaduct 1,107 meters built in 1915-1916. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 50.719565.9811311 Alensberg Castle Village street (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.705015.9418212 Broich Castle rue du Château de Broich (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.699575.9446913 Streversdorp Castle (Graaf Castle) rue du Château Graaf (last updated Nov 2020)

Make

Walks

• EuroVelo 3 (Pilgrims' cycle route)  (last updated Nov 2020)
• RAVeL L38  (last updated Nov 2020)

Buy

Eat

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

Around

• 50.7741676.08251 Aachen (Aachen) (to North-east) – Former city of the emperor's main residence Charlemagne which conceals many monuments and museums. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.5876.1222 High Fens (At the South-East) – Largest nature reserve in Belgium with a very specific biotope. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.55436.24073 Montjoie (south-southeast) – Small town whose historic center of XVIII^e century is beautifully preserved. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.61225.94034 Limburg (South) – One of most beautiful villages in Wallonia. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.65895.88385 Clermont-sur-Berwinne (at the South West) – One of most beautiful villages in Wallonia. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.698195.805256 Val-Dieu Abbey (west-southwest) – Cistercian abbey founded in 1216 where the monks still brew beer and refine cheese. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.68665.72237 Blégny-Mine (west-southwest) – Museum and visit of a coal mine, witness to the rich but painful past of the region listed as World Heritage. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.64525.57338 Cork (west-southwest) – The capital of the eponymous province and, although more than a thousand years old, still overflowing with activity and tourist center of certain interest which deserves more than a simple visit. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.8495.6919 Maastricht (to the northwest) – One of the oldest towns in Netherlands which contains many architectural gems. (last updated Nov 2020)