Peer, Belgium

Peer
City and municipality
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Coat of arms of Peer
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Peer is located in Belgium
Peer
Peer
Location in Belgium
Location of Peer in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°08′N 05°28′E / 51.133°N 5.467°E / 51.133; 5.467
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceLimburg
ArrondissementMaaseik
Government
 • MayorSteven Matheï (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total
87.24 km2 (33.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total
16,421
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Postal codes
3990
NIS code
72030
Area codes011
Websitewww.peer.be

Peer (Dutch pronunciation: [peːr] ⓘ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Peer had a total population of 15,810. The total area is 86.95 km2 which gives a population density of 182 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Peer, Grote-Brogel, Kleine-Brogel, Wauberg, Erpekom and Wijchmaal.

Peer is the site of a famous annual blues music festival held in July.

History

Peer is the birth place of the composer Armand Preud'homme. From 1990 to 2018 the Armand Preud'homme Museum remembered to his life and work.[2]

The village Grote Brogel, part of Peer, claims to be the birthplace of Pieter Bruegel.[3] The Bruegel Foundation was also founded in Peer to research the history of Peer and Pieter Bruegel.

Kleine Brogel, a village that is a part of Peer, includes Kleine Brogel Air Base. Rumours that American nuclear weapons under the NATO nuclear sharing program were stationed at Kleine Brogel have never been confirmed.

Climate

Climate data for Peer
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		6.6
(43.9) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.6
(67.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		9.2
(48.6) 		6.4
(43.5) 		14.5
(58.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		1.0
(33.8) 		2.7
(36.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		10.1
(50.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.9
(48.0) 		5.7
(42.3) 		2.6
(36.7) 		0.8
(33.4) 		5.1
(41.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.3
(2.85) 		57.1
(2.25) 		73.3
(2.89) 		50.5
(1.99) 		63.8
(2.51) 		84.9
(3.34) 		68.7
(2.70) 		62.7
(2.47) 		66.8
(2.63) 		66.0
(2.60) 		76.2
(3.00) 		79.7
(3.14) 		822
(32.37)
Average precipitation days 13 10 13 10 11 12 10 9 10 11 13 13 135
Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [4]

Peer has in the summer quite a nice temperature, around 20 degrees Celsius. In the winter it normally snows.

References

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2021". Statbel. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ Geert Van Baelen, ‘Ooit kwamen hier achthonderd groepen per jaar, nu nog twee’, 7 April 2018, De Standaard (in Dutch)
  3. ^ "Bruegelkring - Bruegel Foundation".
  4. ^ "World Weather Information Service – Peer". United Nations. Retrieved 19 January 2011.