Heerlen

Heerlen is a locality in , , and has about 93,100 residents. Heerlen is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Locality with 93,100 residents
  • Description: town in the Netherlands
  • Postal codes: 6411-6419, 6421, and 6422

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ter Worm Castle and Heerlen railway station.

Castle
Ter Worm or Terworm Castle is a castle located in the municipality of , , Netherlands. The castle is part of the Terworm estate.

Railway station
Photo: Romaine, CC0.
Heerlen is a railway station located in , .

Stadium
Photo: Ymmit1983, Public domain.
The is a football stadium in , completed in 2000. With a present-day capacity of 19,979 seats, the stadium was officially opened on 15 August 2000 with a friendly between Roda JC and Real Zaragoza. is situated 3½ km southeast of Heerlen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Landgraaf and Kerkrade.

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Heerlen

Latitude
50.8837° or 50° 53′ 1″ north
Longitude
5.9815° or 5° 58′ 54″ east
Population
93,100
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL HEN
Open location code
9F27VXMJ+FJ
Geo­Names ID
2754652
Wiki­data ID
Q33444227
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Heerlen” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Хеерлен
  • Catalan: Heerlen
  • Cebuano: Heerlen
  • Czech: Heerlen
  • Danish: Heerlen
  • Dutch: Heerlen (plaats)
  • Dutch: Heerlen
  • Finnish: Heerlen
  • French: Heerlen
  • German: Heerlen
  • Hungarian: Heerlen
  • Indonesian: Heerlen
  • Italian: Heerlen
  • Limburgan: Heële
  • Luxembourgish: Heerlen
  • Polish: Heerlen
  • Portuguese: Coriovalo
  • Romanian: Heerlen
  • Russian: Херлен
  • Slovak: Heerlen
  • Slovenian: Heerlen
  • Swedish: Heerlen

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heerlen De Kissel railway station and Kasteel Schaesberg.

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