Herve (; li, Herf; wa, Heve) is a
city
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Liège,
Belgium
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. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is which gives a
population density
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of .
It is famed for its
Herve cheese.
Municipal merger
Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: , , , , , Herve, and
Xhendelesse Xhendelesse ( wa, Xhindlesse) is a Belgian village an district of the city of Herve, Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, l ...
.
Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.
There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as
Hacboister (district of Bolland).
Architecture
* ''The Church of St John the Baptist'': built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of , dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked
spire
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, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.
* ''
Château de Bolland'': a mediaeval
château
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Now ...
largely rebuilt in the 17th century
Herve JPG01.jpg, Church of St John the Baptist and its bell tower
File:Herve JPG02.jpg, Typical houses in Herve
File:Herve, watertoren foto2 2011-09-26 13.37.JPG, Herve, water tower
File:Battice, watertoren foto3 2011-09-10 12.58.JPG, Battice, water tower
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Herve
References
External links
*
Ville de Herve - official site
Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Liège Province
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