Heers

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Heers
Geography
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Coordinates	50°45′N 05°17′E / 50.75, 5.283Coordinates: 50°45′N 05°17′E / 50.75, 5.283
Area	53.07 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population – Males – Females - Density	6,762 (January 1, 2006) 49.67% 50.33% 127 inhab./km²
Economy
Unemployment rate	9.24% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income	12,304 €/pers. (2003)
Government
Mayor	Gerald Kindermans (CD&V)
Governing parties	CD&V, VLD
Other information
Postal codes	3870
Area codes	011
Web address	www.heers.be

Heers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. Since 1971 it comprises the parishes Batsheers, Opheers, Veulen, Gutschoven and Mettekoven, and since 1977 also Mechelen-Bovelingen, Rukkelingen-Loon (which in 1971 had formed Bovelingen), Heks, Horpmaal, Vechmaal (which in 1971 had formed Heks), and Klein-Gelmen (which between 1971 and 1977 had been part of Gelmen, during those years a separate municipality of which the other parishes now belong to the municipality of Sint-Truiden).

[edit] External links

(Dutch) Site (personal) on Heers – Description of and historical information about each of the parishes of Heers

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