Mheer (; li, Maer) is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of

Eijsden-Margraten Eijsden-Margraten (; ( li, Èèsjde-Mergraote) is a municipality situated in the very south of the Netherlands. There it is located in the southeastern part of the province of Limburg. This municipality was formed in 2011 from the former municipa ...

and about 12 km southeast of

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

History

The village was first mentioned in the 1170s as de Mere, and means lake. Mheer developed in the Middle Ages on the plateau of Margraten. A castle was built on the highest point belong to the Land of Dalhem. The village became a ''

heerlijkheid A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800 ...

'' in 1564. Meer Castle was first mentioned in 1314. The oldest parts date from the early-14th century. The current complex was finished by 1570. In 1914, an extensive remodelling was planned, but was only partially executed between 1918 and 1923. The park was laid out in 1852. The Catholic St Lambertus is a single aisled church with needle spire. It was built between 1876 and 1877 according to a design by Pierre Cuypers as a replacement of the 1774 church. Mheer was home to 405 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1982, when it was merged with

Margraten Margraten (; li, Mergraote) is a village and a former municipality in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. On 1 January 2011 this former municipality merged with a neighbouring one, which resulted in the new Eijsden-Margraten municipality ...

. The municipality also covered Banholt and Terhorst. In 2011, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:Exterieur OVERZICHT - Mheer - 20303915 - RCE.jpg, Mheer Castle File:Bruisterbosch-Galg van Mheer (16).jpg, Gallow of Mheer File:Mheer kerk en mei-den 2013.jpg, St Lambertus Church and maypole File:Handwerkhuis Mheer - panoramio.jpg, House in mheer

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Eijsden-Margraten