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Eygelshoven

Eygelshoven is a village, since 1982 part of the town of , in the southeast of the , close to the German and Belgian borders. It has two former coal mines, Laura and Julia, which were named after the wives of the two owners.
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  • Type: Village with 2,250 residents
  • Description: town and former municipality in Kerkrade, the Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Eggelshoven”, “Eigelshoven”, and “Eygelshovenerneg”
  • Postal code: 6471

Places of Interest

Highlights include Johannes de Doperkerk and Eygelshoven Markt railway station.

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Railway station
Eygelshoven Markt is a railway station located in Eygelshoven, .

Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hopel and Chevremont.

Neighborhood
Photo: Tibor, CC BY 2.5.
is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Quarter
is a former village in the province of . It is now a part of the municipality of . was a separate municipality until 1982, when it became a part of Landgraaf.

Eygelshoven

Latitude
50.89399° or 50° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
6.06005° or 6° 3′ 36″ east
Population
2,250
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL EYL
Open location code
9F28V3V6+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2870619893
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2756285
Wiki­data ID
Q1019312
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Eygelshoven” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Eygelshoven”
  • Catalan: “Eygelshoven”
  • Chinese: “Eygelshoven”
  • Czech: “Eygelshoven”
  • Dutch: “Eijgelshoven”
  • Dutch: “Eygelshoven-Kom”
  • Dutch: “Eygelshoven”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ايجيلشوڤين”
  • Esperanto: “Eygelshoven”
  • French: “Eijgelshoven”
  • French: “Eygelshoven”
  • German: “Eygelshoven”
  • Irish: “Eygelshoven”
  • Japanese: “アイゲルスホーフェン”
  • Limburgan: “Egelse”
  • Limburgan: “Egelze”
  • Limburgan: “Eigkelshaof”
  • Limburgan: “Eijgelshoven”
  • Limburgan: “Ejelser”
  • Limburgan: “Ejelzer”
  • Limburgan: “Eygelshove”
  • Limburgan: “Eygelshoven”
  • Lithuanian: “Eigelšovenas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Eygelshoven”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Eygelshoven”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Eygelshoven”
  • Persian: “ایگلشوون”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Eygelshoven”
  • Slovak: “Eygelshoven”
  • Turkish: “Eygelshoven”
  • Welsh: “Eygelshoven”
  • “Eygelshoven”

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