The Day of the German-speaking Community is a holiday in Belgium celebrated on 15 November each year.
It is a public holiday for the German-speaking Community of Belgium but it is not celebrated elsewhere in the country.
[1] The German-speaking Community measures over 853 km2 (329 sq miles) in the Belgian region of Wallonia, and is made up of two territories consisting of nine municipalities.
This territory roughly covers the former Prussian districts (Kantone) of Eupen, Malmedy and Sankt Vith (Saint-Vith).
The East Cantons (Ostkantone) were part of the Rhine Province of Prussia until 1920, but were annexed by Belgium following Germany's defeat in World War I and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles.