Heers (, li, Hiër ) 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 A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

now belong to the municipality of Sint-Truiden). Horpmaal, de Sint Lambertuskerk foto2 2012-07-01 16

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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) {{LimburgBE-geo-stub