Heer, 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

• 
  National monument 506637, St Petrus Banden Church
• 
  National monument 506693, chapel of the Opveld convent

References

1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.

Location

Neighbouring areas

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

External links

• J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "Heer". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.

Maastricht and related topics
Culture	General Flag Coat of arms Judaism Limburgish language (Maastrichtian variant) Museums in Maastricht Sjeng The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) European Model United Nations (EuroMUN) 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) 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 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 (current mayor) Onno Hoes (VVD) (2010-) International politics Maastricht Treaty (1992) Most Ancient European Towns Network
Sports	Amstel Gold Race (cycling) Maastricht Wildcats (American football) MVV (football)
Transportation	A2 motorway Hasselt – Maastricht tramway (opening in 2017) Maastricht Aachen Airport (shared with Aachen, Germany) Maastricht railway station Maastricht Noord railway station Maastricht Randwyck railway station
capital of the Province of Limburg, Netherlands

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