Heers (, ) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Belgian province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
.
History
Merger municipality
The municipality of Heers was formed by several mergers. In 1971:
* Heers was merged with Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven.
*
Mechelen-Bovelingen
Mechelen-Bovelingen (French language, French: ''Marlinne'') is a village in the Belgium, Belgian province Limburg (Belgium), Limburg and a (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Heers.
Characteristics
Settlements
The former municipality ...
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
Sint-Truiden (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is on ...
).
References
External links
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Site (personal) on Heers– Description of and historical information about each of the parishes of Heers
Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)
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