Eupen
Eupen is a small town in the province of Liège, Belgium. It is the capital of the German-speaking community of Belgium. Wikivoyage
Population 19,526 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Belgium
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Stadtmuseum Eupen Museum · 460 m
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Kriegerdenkmal Memorial · 690 m
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Burg Stockem Castle · 970 m -
IKOB - Museum of Contemporary Art Museum · 460 m
- Kloster Heidberg Bildungs- und Begegnungszentrum der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens Monastery · 850 m
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Ancienne station vicinale d'Eupen Attraction · 940 m - Franciscan convent Monastery · 80 m
- Altes Rathaus Eupen Information · 250 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Carnival
February – March
February. It begins on Thursday with an Old Ladies procession, which began in the 19th century when women couldn’t take part in carnival activities, so they held their own celebrations one day earlier.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Eupen); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 22 places to eatSomewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.