[3] The village sits on the Dutch-German border and part of the settlement is on German territory.

The largest, Dutch part belongs to the municipality of Vaals.

The current day center of the village stretches along both sides of the N278 from Maastricht to Vaals.

The historic center of the village, closer to the Selzerbeek stream, is now known as Oud-Lemiers (Old-Lemiers).

Excavations in the 1920s and 1930s uncovered remains of a large Roman villa.