Heer is a neighbourhood of
Maastricht
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, in the
Dutch
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province of
Limburg
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. Heer is a former municipality and village, incorporated into Maastricht in 1970 and, until 1828, this municipality was called "Heer en Keer".
The municipality covered the former villages of Heer and Scharn. It is located on the right bank of the river
Meuse
The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of .
History
From 1301, the upper ...
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Impressions
File:Maastricht - rijksmonument 506637 - R.K. Kerk St Petrus Banden (Heer) - Dorpstraat 78 20110807.jpg, National monument
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506637, ''St Petrus Banden'' Church
File:Maastricht - rijksmonument 506693 - Kloosterkapel Opveld - Veldstraat 20 20100903.jpg, National monument 506693, chapel of the ''Opveld'' convent
References
Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands)
Neighbourhoods of Maastricht
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