Heers

Heers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Since 1971 it comprises the parishes Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven, and since 1977 also Mechelen-Bovelingen, Rukkelingen-Loon (which in 1971 had formed Bovelingen), Heks, Horpmaal, Vechmaal (which in 1971 had formed Heks), and Klein-Gelmen (which between 1971 and 1977 had been part of Gelmen, during those years a separate municipality of which the other parishes now belong to the municipality of Sint-Truiden).

Horpmaal, church: de Sint Lambertuskerk
For the hamlet with the same name in the Netherlands, see: Heers, Netherlands.
Heers
Vechmaal: Sint Martinus church
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Heers
Location in Belgium
Location of Heers in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°45′N 05°17′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceLimburg
ArrondissementTongeren
Government
  MayorHenri Dumont
  Governing party/iesVLD
Area
  Total53.07 km2 (20.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total7,290
  Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Postal codes
3870
Area codes011
Websitewww.heers.be

References

  • 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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