Engis
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On 1 January 2006 Engis had a total population of 5,686. The total area is 27.74 km2 which gives a population density of 205 inhabitants per km2.
As of 2022, the population is estimated at approximately 6,269.[1]
The municipality consists of the following districts: Clermont-sous-Huy, Engis and Hermalle-sous-Huy.
In 1829, in this village, Philippe-Charles Schmerling discovered the first Neanderthal ever, Engis 2, the damaged skull of a young child. This was before the 1856 discovery of the Neanderthal type specimen in the Neander Valley. Its importance was not recognised until 1936.[2]
Pollution fatalities
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Notable residents
- Johann Hermann Janssens (1783–1853), theologian, died in Engis
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Engis (Huy, Liège, Belgium) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wood, Bernard (31 March 2011). Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution, 2 Volume Set. ISBN 9781444342475. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ Mage, J., and Batta, G. Resultat de l'expertise judiciare sur la cause des accidents survenus dans la Vallee de la Meuse pendant les brouillards de decembre 1930. Chim. & Ind., 27, 145 E (1932).
- ^ Batta, G., Firket, J., and Leclerc, E.: Les problemes de pollution de l'atmosphere. G. Thone, Liege, 1933 (pp. 260-327).
External links
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