Diets-Heur

Diets-Heur (French: Heure-le-Tixhe) is a village and deelgemeente of Tongeren in the province of Limburg, Flemish region, Belgium. Diets-Heur is a small, rural village with a population of 362 people in 2017.[2]

Diets-Heur
Heure-le-Tixhe
Village
Diets-Heur is located in Belgium
Diets-Heur
Diets-Heur
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°45′N 5°29′E
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
ProvinceLimburg
MunicipalityTongeren
Area
[1]
 • Total3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total362
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneCET

History

Diets-Heur means Dutch-Heur in old Dutch and differentiates the village from Heure-le-Romain (Romance or French Heur) 15 kilometers away in Wallonia. Diets-Heur was first mentioned in 1258 as Eure, and was sometimes referred to as Ora Teutonica. Two Roman villas have been discovered near the village. The village was located on the medieval road from Tongeren to Bavai[1] which later became known as the Via Belgica.[3] In 1795, the village became an independent municipality. In 1970, Diets-Heur merged into the municipality of Vreren[4] which in turn merged into Tongeren in 1977.[5]

During the 20th century, the village became a residential village for commuters with some agriculture.[1]

References
  1. "Diets-Heur". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "Provincie Limburg - Directie Mens - Steunpunt Sociale Planning". Limburg in Cijfers (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2019-07-02. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. "'Via Belgica' zet Romeins verleden in de kijker". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. "Germaanse en Romaanse dubbelnamen van gemeenten in België en Noord-Frankrijk". Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Ons Erfdeel. Jaargang 18 (in Dutch). 1975. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. "Tongeren". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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