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  Kelmis
Location in Belgium
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| Sovereign state |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Community |  German-speaking Community |
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| Province |  Liège |
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| Arrondissement | Verviers | ||
| Coordinates | 50°42′0″N 06°00′0″E / 50.7°N 6°ECoordinates: 50°42′0″N 06°00′0″E / 50.7°N 6°E | ||
| Area | 18.12 km² | ||
| Population – Males – Females – Density |
10,396 (2006-01-01) 49.12% 50.88% 574 inhab./km² |
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| Unemployment rate | 12.27% (1 January 2006) | ||
| Mean annual income | €9,613/pers. (2003) | ||
| Mayor | Mathieu Grosch | ||
| Governing parties | CSP-cdH | ||
| Postal codes | 4720-4728 | ||
| Area codes | 087 | ||
| Website | www.kelmis.be | ||
Kelmis (in French: La Calamine) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1, 2006 Kelmis had a total population of 10,396. The total area is 18.12 km² which gives a population density of 574 inhabitants per km².
The territory around the Vieille Montagne zinc mine in Kelmis was semi-independent during 1816-1919 as Neutral Moresnet.
In the nineteenth century a Low Dietsch dialect was spoken in Kelmis. Today Kelmis is bilingual: German and French and one of the nine municipalities of the German-Speaking Community of Belgium.
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