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Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlandsi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hoensbroek | Town |
| Heerlen | Municipality |
| Limburg | Province |
| Netherlands | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Hoensbroek | 25,000 (2017) |
| Nieuw-Lotbroek | 4,691 (2009) |
| Mariarade | 3,770 (2009) |
| Terschuren | 470 (2018) |
Other Languages:
Dutch:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
French:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limbourg, Pays-Bas
German:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Niederlande
Italian:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburgo, Paesi Bassi
Russian:
Хунсбрук, Херлен, Лимбург, Нидерланды
Afrikaans:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
Asturian:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Países Baxos
Bulgarian:
Хоенсброек, Херлен, Лимбург, Нидерландия
Cebuano:
Hoensbroek, Gemeente Heerlen, Olanda
Danish:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Holland
Egyptian Arabic:
هوينسبرويك, ليمبورج, نيديرلاند
Esperanto:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburgo, Nederlando
Faroese:
Hoensbroek, Limburg, Niðurlond
Farsi/Persian:
هونسبروک, هیرلن, لیمبورخ, هلند
Greenlandic:
Hoensbroek, Hollandi
Limburgian:
Gebrook , Heële, Nederlands Limburg, Nederland
Lithuanian:
Hunsbrokas, Hirlenas, Limburgo provincija, Nyderlandai
Luxembourgish:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Provënz Limburg, Holland
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg Séng, Hô-lân
Norwegian:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg i Nederland, Nederland
Swedish:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederländerna
Welsh:
Hoensbroek, Heerlen, Limburg, Yr Iseldiroedd
Hoensbroek (Limburgish: Gebrook) is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality.
In medieval times, the town was known under the name of Gebrook, meaning as much as "Swampy Landscape", and belonged to the Family Hoen. Their family name eventually mingled with the original one, resulting in the name Hoensbroeck for the location and Van Hoensbroeck as the family name. The spoken dialect, Gerbrooker Plat, refers to the ancient name of Gebrook.
The town remained modest until the early 20th century, when several mines were opened (including the Emma), causing a substantial increase in population. This necessitated the construction of new residential areas, with the result that Heerlen & Hoensbroek grew closer to each other.
Hoensbroek & Heerlen now form a contiguous and built-up area. Only the tip, the former Oranje Nassau III mine, currently designed as a park, represents a kind of barrier between the towns. The mines in the area are now all closed.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fossils
There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 6 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Miocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 33.9 Ma (Oligocene) |
| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. |
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoensbroek |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q783094 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2753996 |
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