Heers

For the hamlet with the same name in the Netherlands, see Heers, Netherlands.
Heers
Municipality
Vechmaal: Sint Martinus church
Vechmaal: Sint Martinus church
Flag of Heers
Flag
Coat of arms of Heers
Coat of arms
Location of Heers in Limburg
Location of Heers in Limburg
Map
Interactive map of Heers
Heers is located in Belgium
Heers
Heers
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°45′N 05°17′E / 50.750°N 5.283°E / 50.750; 5.283
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceLimburg
ArrondissementTongeren
Government
 • MayorKristof Pirard (VLDumont)
 • Governing partyVLDumont
Area
 • Total
53.06 km2 (20.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
7,290
 • Density137/km2 (356/sq mi)
Postal codes
3870
NIS code
73022
Area codes011
Websitewww.heers.be

Heers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːrs] ⓘ, Limburgish: Hiër [ˈɦiəʀ])[tone?] is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.

History

Merger municipality

Horpmaal, church: de Sint Lambertuskerk

The municipality of Heers was formed by several mergers. In 1971:

  • Heers was merged with Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven.
  • Mechelen-Bovelingen and Rukkelingen-Loon were merged to form Bovelingen municipality
  • Heks, Horpmaal, and Vechmaal were merged to form Heks municipality
  • Klein-Gelmen was merged with Gelinden, Engelmanshoven and Groot Gelmen to form Gelmen municipality

In 1977 the current municipality of Heers was formed by merging:

  • Heers municipality
  • Bovelingen municipality
  • Heks municipality
  • Klein-Gelmen village (The rest of Gelmen was merged into the municipality of Sint-Truiden).

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Heers at Wikimedia Commons
  • Site (personal) on Heers – Description of and historical information about each of the parishes of Heers (in Dutch)
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