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]
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]