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| Region : | Wallonia | ||
| Province : | Liege | ||
| District : | Verviers | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 14 ' N , 6 ° 5' E | ||
| Residents: | 350 pop. | ||
| Height: | 480 m | ||
Grüfflingen is a village in the Belgian Eifel with around 350 inhabitants that belongs to the municipality of Burg-Reuland . It belongs to the territory of the German-speaking Community in Belgium .
geography
Grüfflingen is 7 kilometers northwest of the central town of Reuland , immediately northeast of Thommen . The city of Sankt Vith is about 8 kilometers north. The landscape is characterized by agricultural grassland, in the east by forest. To the west of the town is the Hochtumsknopf , a mountain with an Iron Age barrow that was discovered in 1825 and in which shards, bones, ashes and an iron container were found.
population
The village has about 350 inhabitants.
history
Until the Belgian municipality reform in 1977 , Grüfflingen belonged to the municipality of Thommen, which was then merged into the new larger municipality of Burg-Reuland.
Economy and Transport
Grüfflingen is conveniently located on the N62 / E421 , which connects Aachen and Liège to Luxembourg via Sankt Vith . It has an industrial park on the northern outskirts.
