Baelen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. On January 1st, 2005 Baelen had a total population of 4,012. The total area is 85.73 km² which gives a population density of 46.80 inhabitants per km². A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The municipality of Baelen (3,515 inhabitants; 8,822 ha) is located in the north-east of the province of Liège, between Limbourg and Eupen.
Baelen had a court exercizing civil and penal justice on behalf of the Duke of Limburg; the most important criminal cases were addressed by the Higher Court of Limburg.
The flag of Baelen is horizontally divided white-red with a rose in canton.