Peer | |
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 Location of Peer in Limburg | |
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  Peer Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates:51°08′N05°28′E / 51.133°N 5.467°E /51.133; 5.467 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Maaseik |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Matheï (CD&V) |
| • Governing party | CD&V |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.24 km2 (33.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 16,421 |
| • Density | 188.2/km2 (487.5/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3990 |
| NIS code | 72030 |
| Area codes | 011 |
| Website | www.peer.be |
Peer (Dutch pronunciation:[peːr]ⓘ) is amunicipality andcity[2] located in the province ofLimburg,Flemish Region,Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Peer had a total population of 15,810. The total area is 86.95 km2 which gives apopulation density of 182 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the followingsub-municipalities: Peer, Grote-Brogel, Kleine-Brogel, Wauberg, Erpekom andWijchmaal.
Peer is the site ofBlues Peer [nl], an annualblues music festival held in July.
Peer is the birth place of the composerArmand Preud'homme. From 1990 to 2018 theArmand Preud'homme Museum remembered to his life and work.[3]
The villageGrote-Brogel, part of Peer, claims to be the birthplace ofPieter Bruegel.[4] TheBruegel Foundation was also founded in Peer to research the history of Peer andPieter Bruegel.
Kleine-Brogel, a village that is a part of Peer, includesKleine Brogel Air Base. Rumours thatAmerican nuclear weapons under theNATOnuclear sharing program were stationed at Kleine Brogel were eventually confirmed byMinister of DefencePieter De Crem in 2008.[5]
| Climate data for Peer | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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)[6] | |||||||||||||
Peer has in the summer quite a nice temperature, around 20 degrees Celsius. In the winter it normally snows.
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