Railway crossing and Café Damen, Heppen. (Edited and written by Patrick Cannaerts. Translation by Patrick Marquenie) September 8 1944. Around 3:00 pm a motorcycle relay had arrived at Oberleutnant Franz KOPKA, who at that time was standing at the Beverlo cemetery with his StuG. The relay says that he immediately…
Flanders has more than 1700 city giants. Several cities have their giants that represent the city. We also have 5 giants in our village. History Giants have been around for centuries, and their numbers are still increasing. The original giants depict religious figures and stepped in processions, where they had…
At the end of the nineteenth century, the transitional areas between Leopoldsburg and its surrounding municipalities gradually became densely populated. The expansion of the municipality was carefully prepared and executed. The streets and avenues were laid out before the construction could begin. In order to prevent a proliferation, the municipal…
Underneath an overview with the mayors of Heppen. We are still looking for information to replace the ??? or to complete the page !
Einhard, the historian of Charles the Great, wrote in 830 about someone from Heppen, located in the estate Taxandria. At that time Heppen was a hamlet of Beverlo and formed the Land of Ham with Kwaadmechelen and Oostham. This vast domain was part of the county of Loon and the…
