Heers

For the hamlet with the same name in the Netherlands, see Heers, Netherlands.

Heers (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦeːrs] ^ⓘ, Limburgish: Hiër [ˈɦiəʀ]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.

Heers
Municipality
Vechmaal: Sint Martinus church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Heers in Limburg
Interactive map of Heers
Heers Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°45′N 05°17′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Government
• Mayor	Kristof Pirard (VLDumont)
• Governing party	VLDumont
Area
• Total	53.06 km2 (20.49 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	7,290
• Density	137/km2 (356/sq mi)
Postal codes	3870
NIS code	73022
Area codes	011
Website	www.heers.be

History

Merger municipality

Horpmaal, church: de Sint Lambertuskerk

The municipality of Heers was formed by several mergers. In 1971:

• Heers was merged with Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven.
• Mechelen-Bovelingen 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).

External links

• 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)