Diets-Heur Explained

Official Name:Diets-Heur
Other Name:Heure-le-Tixhe
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Belgium
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Belgium
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Name1:Flemish Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Limburg
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tongeren
Population As Of:2017
Population Total:362
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.96
Timezone:CET
Coordinates:50.75°N 34°W

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]

History

Diets-Heur means Dutch-Heur in old Dutch and differentiates the village from (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 .[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. Web site: Diets-Heur. Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed. 17 October 2020. nl.
  2. Web site: Provincie Limburg - Directie Mens - Steunpunt Sociale Planning. Limburg in Cijfers. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702090915/https://limburg.incijfers.be/%2fdashboard%2f. 17 October 2020. 2019-07-02. nl.
  3. News: 'Via Belgica' zet Romeins verleden in de kijker . Het Laatste Nieuws. 17 October 2020. nl.
  4. Germaanse en Romaanse dubbelnamen van gemeenten in België en Noord-Frankrijk. Ons Erfdeel. Jaargang 18. 1975. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 17 October 2020. nl.
  5. Web site: Tongeren . Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed. 17 October 2020. nl.