Herve (; li, Herf; wa, Heve) is a
city
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and
municipality
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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.
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
Hacboister is a hamlet of the municipality of Herve, Wallonia, district of Bolland, located in the province of Liège, Belgium.
It is east of Herstal
Herstal (; wa, Hesta), formerly known as Heristal, or Héristal, is a city and municipalit ...
(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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No ...
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
This table shows an overview of the protected heritage sites in the Walloon town Herve. This list is part of Belgium's national heritage.
See also
* List of protected her ...
References
External links
*
Ville de Herve - official site
Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Liège Province
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