Engis

Local nameEngis
LocationBelgium (land mass)

Engis is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 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.

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.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engis

Coordinates 50°34'57.001" N 5°24'14.468" E

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