Lier

Summary

Lier is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Lier ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lier is located in Arrondissement of Mechelen^[3].
• Lier is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Lier is on the body of water Nete^[5].
• Lier's head of government is recorded as Frank Boogaerts^[6].
• Lier's image is recorded as 10361 Stadhuis van Lier.jpg^[7].
• Lier's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[8].
• Lier's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[9].
• Lier's capital is recorded as Lier^[10].
• Lier's official language is recorded as Dutch^[11].
• Lier's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lier.svg^[12].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Berlaar^[13].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Emblem^[14].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver^[15].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Lint^[16].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Putte^[17].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Ranst^[18].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Duffel^[19].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Sint-Katelijne-Waver^[20].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Boechout^[21].
• Lier's shares border with is recorded as Nijlen^[22].
• Lier's coat of arms image is recorded as Wapen van Lier.svg^[23].
• Lier's flag is recorded as flag of Lier^[24].
• Lier's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154761610^[25].
• Lier's GND ID is recorded as 4291473-5^[26].
• Lier's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Lier^[27].

Body

Identity

Lier's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Lier'}^[28]. Part of include Province of Antwerp^[29], a province of Belgium^[30], in Belgium^[31]; Police Zone Lier^[32], a police zone^[33], in Belgium^[34]; and Emergency zone Rivierenland^[35], an emergency zone^[36], in Belgium^[37], headquartered in Mechelen^[38].

Why It Matters

Lier ranks in the top 4% of municipality_of_belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).^[2] Lier has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Lier is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]