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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Herk-de-Stad
|namefr           = Herck-la-Ville
|type             = city
|picture          = Voormalig gemeentehuis.JPG
|picture-legend   =
|map              = Herk-de-Stad Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Herk-de-Stad in Limburg
|arms             = Herk-de-Stad wapen2.svg
|flag             = Vlag-herkdestad.svg
|province         = [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]]
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Hasselt|Hasselt]]
|nis              = 71024
|mayor            = Bert Moyaers ([[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]])
|majority         = [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]], [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open VLD]], [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes     = 3540
|telephone-area   = 013, 011
|web              = [http://www.herk-de-stad.be/ www.herk-de-stad.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|56|N|05|10|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Herk-de-Stad''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɛr(ə)ɡ də ˈstɑt|-|Nl-Herk de Stad.ogg}}; {{langx|fr|Herck-la-Ville}}, {{IPA|fr|ɛʁk la vil}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] and [[City status in Belgium|city]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt |url=https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/wet/1985/07/19/1985001298/staatsblad |date=19 July 1985 |lang=nl |website=www.ejustice.just.fgov.be |publisher=[[Belgian Official Gazette]] |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]]. On 1 January 2018, Herk-de-Stad had a total population of 12,661. The total area is 42.83&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 296 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

Besides the village of Herk-de-Stad itself, the municipality contains the communities of Berbroek, Schulen and Donk. Donk contains two country houses, both of the eighteenth-century, Kasteel Hamont and Kasteel Landwijk, which stands on the site of a castle established in the 12th century.

[[Image:Herk de Stad, Sint Martinuskerk foto2 2009-08-29 15.57.JPG|thumb|none|St. Martin's church]]

==Rock Herk==
There is an annual rock festival in the village, Rock Herk. There is a balanced mix of techno, drum 'n bass, electronica, alternative rock, post-rock, punk-rock, hardcore punk, metal, stoner, rock 'n roll, and related genres. Bands that played in the past include [[Stretch Arm Strong]], [[Isis (band)|Isis]], [[Explosions in the Sky]], [[New Wet Kojak]], [[Karate (band)|Karate]], [[Add N to (X)]], [[Thin White Rope]], [[Swervedriver]], [[Spiritualized]], [[Cosmic Psychos]], [[Slapshot]], [[Southern Culture on the Skids]], [[Barkmarket]], and [[Godflesh]].

==Notable people==
* [[Virginie Claes]], [[Miss Belgium]] 2006
* [[Annemie Coenen]], the singer of former [[Ian Van Dahl]] now known as [[AnnaGrace]]
* [[Godefroy Wendelin]], astronomer

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.herk-de-stad.be Official website] - only available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051109073355/http://www.rockherk.be/mambo/index.php?lang=en_UK Rock Herk official site]
*[http://www.herk-de-stad.info Herk-de-Stad.info] Independent informal website - only available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Herk-de-Stad
|N = [[Lummen]]
|E = [[Hasselt]]
|S = [[Geetbets]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]]), [[Nieuwerkerken]]
|W = [[Halen]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Limburg}}
{{Authority control}}

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