Heers facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Heers
Municipality
Vechmaal: Sint Martinus church
Flag Coat of arms
Heers Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Area
• Total	53.07 km2 (20.49 sq mi)
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• Total	Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Postal codes	3870
Area codes	011
Website	www.heers.be

Heers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. A municipality is like a local government area, similar to a town or district. Heers is known for its quiet charm and the way it was formed by combining several smaller villages over time.

History of Heers

How Heers Became One Municipality

Heers was formed by combining several smaller villages into one larger municipality. This process happened in two main steps.

First Mergers in 1971

In 1971, several villages joined together:

• Heers merged with Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven, and Mettekoven.
• Mechelen-Bovelingen and Rukkelingen-Loon combined to create the Bovelingen municipality.
• Heks, Horpmaal, and Vechmaal joined to form the Heks municipality.
• Klein-Gelmen merged with Gelinden, Engelmanshoven, and Groot Gelmen to form the Gelmen municipality.

Final Mergers in 1977

In 1977, the current municipality of Heers was officially formed. This happened when these areas joined together:

• The Heers municipality (which was already formed in 1971).
• The Bovelingen municipality.
• The Heks municipality.
• The village of Klein-Gelmen (the rest of Gelmen joined the municipality of Sint-Truiden).

This is how Heers grew into the municipality it is today!

Images for kids

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  The Sint Lambertus church in Horpmaal.

See also

In Spanish: Heers para niños