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Heerlen Destination Guide

Discover Heerlen in Netherlands

Heerlen in the region of Limburg with its 93,084 habitants is a place located in Netherlands - some 113 mi or ( 182 km ) South-East of Amsterdam , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Heerlen

Local time in Heerlen is now 02:14 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Amsterdam " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Welten, Vrank, Vaals, Simpelveld, and The Hague. When in this area, you might want to check out Welten . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Heerlen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

IBE TV 2012 - Day 1

6:43 min by BBOYCHAMPIONSHIPS
Views: 19506 Rating: 4.97

Check out IBE TV Day 1, starring Bruce, Salah, Juba Films, Little Shao, William K, Hakim from Egypt, Mohammed from Irak and Lamine. www.facebook.com/TheNotoriousIBE www.twitter.com/TheNotoriousIBE ..

Maraudertreffen Heerlen 2009

1:45 min by J Timmermans
Views: 15659 Rating: 4.56

Arrival at "In den Hof" after the ride out ..


IBE 2011 HipHop Final / Ben(Germany) vs Yudat(France) / www.kaizenpictures.com

7:34 min by KAIZENPICTURES
Views: 7017 Rating: 5.00

winner: Ben This is no official recap! For creative videos about the dance culture, visit the facebook page of KAIZENPICTURES www.kaizenpictures.com/facebook ..

Golden Earring unplugged acoustic live, march 11 2008 'Paradise In Distress'

11:37 min by tvbibo
Views: 1266 Rating: 5.00

Great gospel song! You should see the original videoclip to this.Brilliant. Love that line: The devil just bought a brand new penthouse in heaven. With Drumsolo and first part of Radar Love Lyrics: Pa ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bernardinuscollege

Bernardinuscollege is a comprehensive school in Heerlen, the Netherlands. The school was founded by Franciscan monks in 1911 as ‘Sint-Bernardinus, R.K. Hoogere Burgerschool met 3-jarige cursus’ (‘Saint Bernardinus, R.C. Higher Citizenschool with 3-year course’), because of the need for education in the wake of the blooming mining industry. In September 1913 the first students arrived.

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Located at 50.88 5.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Limburg (Netherlands), Educational institutions established in 1911, Heerlen, Schools in the Netherlands

Heerlen

Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, (formerly known as "Oostelijke Mijnstreek"), an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants. After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen became a centre for the coal mining industry in the Netherlands in the late 19th century.

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Located at 50.89 5.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities in the Netherlands, Heerlen, Mining communities in the Netherlands, Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)

Jan Stuyt

Jan Stuyt (21 August 1868, Purmerend - 11 July 1934, The Hague) was a Dutch architect. Stuyt started his architectural career in 1883 at the office of A.C. Bleys (1842-1912), whose neo-Romanesque style would become of great influence on Stuyt. In 1891 Stuyt joined the Cuypers office in Amsterdam, where he became an overseer of the building of the Cathedral of Saint Bavo in Haarlem between 1895 and 1898.

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Located at 50.88 5.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1868 births, 1934 deaths, Dutch architects, People from Purmerend

Schelmentoren

The Schelmentoren in Heerlen is a Medieval Building that has served as a defendable living tower for the Here van Are (sometimes called the counts van Ahr-Hochstaden) and their successors. As part of the Landsfort Herle, it served as a prison tower. It is believed to be built on command of Theoderich van Are. What is certain is that the building existed in the 12th century.

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Located at 50.89 5.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Limburg (Netherlands), Castles in the Netherlands, Defunct prisons in the Netherlands, Heerlen

Glaspaleis

The Glaspaleis is a modernist building in Heerlen, Netherlands, built in 1935. Formerly a fashion house and department store, Schunck, it is now the cultural centre of the city. The original name is Modehuis Schunck (Schunck Fashion House), but it was soon nicknamed Glaspaleis, which is now the official name. The architectural style is largely according to what is in the Netherlands known as het Nieuwe Bouwen, which corresponds roughly to Modernism, Bauhaus and International style.

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Located at 50.89 5.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures completed in 1935, Buildings and structures in Limburg (Netherlands), Department stores of the Netherlands, Glass architecture, Heerlen, International style architecture, Modernist architecture in the Netherlands, Visitor attractions in Limburg (Netherlands)

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Heerlen