Heer, Maastricht

Neighbourhood & former municipality in Netherlands, Limburg, Maastricht

Heer

neighbourhood & former municipality

Location of Amby in Maastricht

Municipality| Maastricht
Province| Limburg
Country| Netherlands
Population

• Total

| 7,615

Heer is a neighbourhood of Maastricht, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Heer is a former municipality and village, incorporated into Maastricht in 1970 and, until 1828, this municipality was called "Heer en Keer".[1] The municipality covered the former villages of Heer and Scharn. It is located on the right bank of the river Meuse.

## Impressions

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* National monument 506637, St Petrus Banden Church

* National monument 506693, chapel of the Opveld convent

## References

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1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.

Neighbouring areas

| Scharn | Scharn | Scharn

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Randwyck |

Heer

| Eijsden-Margraten municipality (Bemelen section)
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Randwyck | De Heeg / Vroendaal | Eijsden-Margraten municipality (Cadier en Keer section)

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Maastricht and related topics

Culture|

| General|

* Flag
* Coat of arms
* Maastrichtian dialect
* Museums in Maastricht
* Sjeng
* The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF)

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Education|

* Jan van Eyck Academie
* Maastricht School of Management
* Maastricht University (incl. University College Maastricht)
* Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (incl. Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts
* Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts
* Maastricht Academy of Music)
* Maastricht School of Hotel Management

History|

* First Siege (1579)
* Capture of Maastricht (1632)
* History of the Jews in Maastricht
* Second Siege (1673)
* Third Siege (1748)
* Département de Meuse-Inférieure (1795-1814)
* Battle of Maastricht (1940)

Geography|

| Geology & Hydrology|

* Juliana Canal
* Maastrichtian (geological period)
* Meuse
* Mount Saint Peter
* Zuid-Willemsvaart

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Region / Urban area|

* Meuse-Rhine Euroregion
* South Limburg
* Lanaken (B)
* Riemst (B) (Kanne)
* Visé (B)

Neighbourhoods|

* Amby
* Beatrixhaven
* Belfort
* Belvédère
* Biesland
* Binnenstad
* Borgharen
* Boschpoort
* Boschstraatkwartier
* Bosscherveld
* Brusselsepoort
* Caberg
* Campagne
* Daalhof
* Dousberg-Hazendans
* Frontenkwartier
* De Heeg
* Heer
* Heugem
* Heugemerveld
* Itteren
* Jekerdal
* Jekerkwartier
* Kommelkwartier
* Lanakerveld
* Limmel
* Malberg
* Malpertuis
* Mariaberg
* Meerssenhoven
* Nazareth
* Oud-Caberg
* Pottenberg
* Randwyck
* Scharn
* Sint Maartenspoort
* Sint Pieter
* Statenkwartier
* Villapark
* Vroendaal
* Wittevrouwenveld
* Wyck-Céramique
* Wyckerpoort

Politics|

| Local politics|

* Historical mayors
* Wim Hillenaar (current mayor)

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International politics|

* Maastricht Treaty (1992)

Sports|

* Amstel Gold Race (cycling)
* Maastricht Wildcats (American football)
* MVV (football)
* Ridderronde

Transportation|

* A2 motorway
* Maastricht Aachen Airport (shared with Aachen, Germany)
* Maastricht railway station
* Maastricht Noord railway station
* Maastricht Randwyck railway station
* Hasselt – Maastricht tramway (cancelled)

capital of the  Province of Limburg,  Netherlands

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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50°50′26″N 5°43′37″E﻿ / ﻿50.84056°N 5.72694°E﻿ / 50.84056; 5.72694

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