Lier

Lier is a municipality positioned in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is composed of the metropolis of Lier right and the village of Koningshooikt. The metropolis center is surrounded by using the river Nete, which additionally cuts thru it. Per January 1, 2010 Lier had a complete population of 33,930. The overall region is forty nine.70 km² which amounts to a population density of 669 population in line with km². Lier is known for its beers its customer saint St. Gummarus and Lierse vlaaikes cake. It is likewise home to the arena headquarters of Van Hool, a global bus and teach manufacturer. Lier's two major football clubs are K. Lyra-Lierse and Lierse Kempenzonen. There is scant report of Lier predating the 7th century. Saint Gummarus himself become born within the 7th century and died on 11 October 714. He changed into canonised in 754. In 1194 Lier became given oppidum repute and in 1212 granted municipal rights. The Lier beguinage turned into founded in 1258 and in 1998 entered at the UNESCO history list.

The final surviving beguine died in 1994. Beguinage In the 14th century, Duke Jan II wanted to reward the City of Lier for joining his fight in opposition to the City of Mechelen. He provided the town the selection of both hosting a university or a cattle marketplace. The city notoriously selected the cattle market choice, upon which the Duke is mentioned to have sighed: "Oh, the ones wretched sheep heads". Today, a herd of bronze sheep close to the Zimmer tower serves as a reminder to this fateful choice. The college changed into finally seeded in the town of Leuven, in 1425, as one in every of Europe's first and nowadays maximum distinguished universities. The nickname Schapekoppen which interprets to Sheep Heads remains used in Flanders to refer to population of Lier.