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Herve
Municipality in Liège Province, Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Herve (French pronunciation: [ɛʁv] ⓘ; Limburgish: Herf; Walloon: Heve) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On January 1, 2018 Herve had a total population of 17,598. The total area is 56.84 km2 (21.95 square miles) which gives a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).
It is famed for its Herve cheese.
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Municipal merger
Since January 1, 1977, the municipality consists of the following districts: Battice, Bolland, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, Julémont and Xhendelesse.
Herve is currently constituted of 11 villages: Battice, Bolland, Bruyères, Chaineux, Charneux, Grand-Rechain, Herve, José, Julémont, Manaihant, Xhendelesse.
There are a number of smaller villages in the Herve region, such as Hacboister (district of Bolland).
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Architecture
- The Church of St John the Baptist: built in the 17th century. The tower, with a height of 49 m (161 feet), dates back to the 13th century. The bell tower is a distinctively crooked spire, in order to offer better resistance to the wind. The church was classed as a historic monument in 1934.
- Château de Bolland: a mediaeval château largely rebuilt in the 17th century
Church of St John the Baptist and its bell tower
Typical houses in Herve
Herve, water tower
Battice, water tower
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Notable People
- André Piters (1931-2014) ,football player
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