Heerlen
Sign in to saveHeerlen (; ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as a municipality, it is the fourth largest municipality in the province of Limburg.
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Heerlen is a city in the southeastern Netherlands and ranks as the third largest settlement in the province of Limburg. As a municipality, it is the fourth largest in Limburg, making it a significant population center in the region.
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- View of the town hall
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- Highlighted position of Heerlen in a municipal map of Limburg
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- History
- Geography
- Economy
- Mines
- Education
- Health care
- Architecture
- Architects with significant work
- Transport
- Sports
- People from Heerlen
- Public service & public thinking
- Arts
- Sports
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Heerlen (; ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as a municipality, it is the fourth largest municipality in the province of Limburg.
Heerlen forms part of the city-region of Parkstad Limburg, an agglomeration with about 250,000 inhabitants and encompassing 8 municipalities. It is to the east of Maastricht and north of the German city of Aachen.