Heerlen
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Coordinates: 50°54′N 5°59′E / 50.9, 5.983
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Area (2006)
- Total	45. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Limburg ( Dutch: (Nederlands Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 50 km² (17. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
- Land	45. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 04 km² (17. 4 sq mi)
- Water	0. 45 km² (0. 2 sq mi)
Population (1 June 2007)
- Total	90,125
- Density	1,965/km² (5,089. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline. Statistics Netherlands, founded in 1899, is a Dutch governmental institution that gathers statistical information about the Netherlands.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Heerlen (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a city in the southeastern Netherlands and the second largest municipality in the province of Limburg. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Limburg ( Dutch: (Nederlands Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is also part of Parkstad Limburg (formerly known as "Oostelijke Mijnstreek"), an agglomeration of around 220,000 inhabitants. Bottom use The name Parkstad meaning Parkcity is derived from the relative greenness of the cities 9417 km² (53 % of its area is non-city bottom use

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. In the 20th century, architect Frits Peutz played a major role in shaping the city as we know it today. FPJ Peutz ( April 7 1896 - October 24 1974) was a Dutch architect. His most famous design, and a distinctive building in the city centre, is the so-called Glaspaleis (Glass Palace), listed as one of the world's most important buildings of the 20th century. The Glaspaleis (in English Glass Palace or Crystal Palace) is the name of former fashion house and department store Schunck in Heerlen

History

In 1997, a habitation from the Michelsberg culture (4400 - 3500 BC) was excavated at the Schelsberg, near Heerlen. The Michelsberg culture ( German: Michelsberger Kultur (MK) is an important Neolithic culture in Central Europe. Archeological finds from this period are rather unique in The Netherlands. ^[1]

Even with these proofs of early habitation, the history of Heerlen proper starts with the arrival of the Romans. They founded a military settlement, named Coriovallum on the crossroad of two main roads: Boulogne sur Mer - Cologne and Xanten - Aachen - Trier. Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Xanten ('ksantən is a historic Town in the North Rhine-Westphalia state of Germany, located in the district of Wesel. ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, Trier (Trèves Luxembourgish: Tréier; Augusta Treverorum is a City in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. In Heerlen and its surroundings a lot of evidence of Roman life has been excavated, especially Roman villas (country estates). The most notable archeological excavation from Roman times is the Thermae complex in the centre of Heerlen, a Roman bathhouse, discovered in 1940. This page is on buildings used for Roman bathing For the activity in general see Ancient Roman bathing. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Netherlands only a few of these have been found. It is a clear indication that Coriovallum/Heerlen was of some importance. A museum has been built over the Thermae and opened in 1977. The Thermenmuseum also houses other Roman finds from the area.

Monument erected on the place of the Roman crossroad (50.885984° N 5.977413° E)

Like many other Roman settlements in the Netherlands, Coriovallum was probably abandoned after the 3rd/4th century Roman retreat. Very little is known about Heerlen's history until the 10th century, when agricultural development continues once again in these parts of Europe. Farmhouses and mills are built across the valleys of Caumerbeek, Schandelerbeek and Geleenbeek and medieval Heerlen slowly takes shape.

The oldest mention of Heerlen (as 'Herle') is in an official document dated 1065. Udo, bishop of Toul, documents some gifts. One of them is the allodium Heerlen, in the bishopry of Liege. Another allodium consists of a few chapels, which belong to the mother church in Voerendaal, close to Heerlen. Shortly after this the allodium of Heerlen appears to be owned by the counts of Ahr-Hochstaden.

Theoderich van Are (Udo van Toul's cousin) separated Heerlen from Voerendaal and chose Saint Pancratius as the patron saint of the church. Voerendaal ( is a Municipality and a Town in the southeastern Netherlands. The counts of Are where probably responsible for the construction of the Schelmentoren and the St-Pancratius church and also may have ordered the construction of a moated castle. Through these fortifications Heerlen acquired some rights and freedoms, which gave it an elevated status over the surrounding countryside. Voerendaal, Hoensbroek, Schaesberg en Nieuwenhagen now fell under the legislation of the so-called "Land van Herle".

In 1244 Heerlen came under the authority of the dukes of Brabant, but in 1388, along with Hoensbroek, it was given a separate status. The Duchy of Brabant was a historical region in the Low Countries. Hoensbroek, a town belonging to the municipality of Heerlen, is situated in the southeast of The Netherlands ' most southern province - Limburg. During the Eighty Years' War (1568-1648), Heerlen was disputed by the kingdom of Spain and the Dutch Protestant rebels and swopped sides several times. The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands (1568—1648 was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries At the 1661 Partage Treaty, Heerlen became part of "Staat-Limburg", ruled by the States-General of the newly-founded Dutch Republic. Being in the border region, close to the Spanish territories, it remained quite isolated until 1793, when the French conquered Heerlen. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. After the defeat of Napoleon in 1814 it became part of the Netherlands province of Limburg (present-day Dutch and Belgian Limburg). Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1830, like most of Limburg, Heerlen sided with Belgium in the Belgian Revolution. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Belgian Revolution was a conflict in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands that began with a riot in Brussels in August 1830 and eventually led to the In 1839 however, as a result of an agreement between the main European powers (the London Conference), it became part of the Netherlands again. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Huis de Luijff expanded early 19th century (50.888541° N 5.980853° E)

In the 19th century, Heerlen, like most of Limburg municipalities (Maastricht was an exception), did not partake in the Industrial Revolution and it remained largely agrarian until coalmining began in the late 19th/early 20th century. In March 1874, coal had been found at the Valkenburgerweg. However, setting up a mine is a risky long-term investment and only very few private enterprises took up the challenge and bought a concession. In 1896 Heerlen got its first railway connection to allow the transportation of coal from these first coal mines. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Development was still rather slow: In 1812 Heerlen had a population of 3497, in 1900 this was still only 6646. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar In 1901, the national government stepped in and bought all remaining unsold concessions and set up the State Mines. DSM (in full Koninklijke DSM NV, or Royal DSM NV) is a multinational company specialized in life science and performance materials In a short period of time several large state-operated coalmines began production. The population rose sharply from 6646 in 1900 to 12,098 in 1910 to 32,263 in 1930^[2]. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During these early expansion years many old buildings in the centre of Heerlen were demolished. The coalmines remained central to the development of Heerlen into a modern city until the early 1960s, the period during which mayor Van Grunsven was mayor of Heerlen. The golden years of coalmining ended in the late 1950s, after which production gradually diminished due to competition from cheaper Polish and American coal and the discovery of natural gas in the province of Groningen. Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. In the period 1965-1975 the coalmines were closed altogether. In the area around Heerlen-Kerkrade-Brunssum and Sittard-Geleen 60,000 people lost their jobs. A difficult period of economic re-adjustment started. The Dutch government tried to ease the pain by moving several governmental offices (ABP, CBS) to Heerlen but even today the city has not fully recovered from the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.

Shaft 2 of Oranje Nassau I, now home to the Dutch Mine Museum.

In the cityshape of modern-day Heerlen very little reminds us of the once omni-present mining industry. Most of the typical mounts of mining debris that surrounded the coal mines, have been removed Or transformed in to lushes green hills during an operation called van zwart naar groen (Dutch for from black to green). Even the tallest mine chimney, 'Lange Jan' ('Long John'), once a major landmark, was demolished. On of the few remaining mining buildings (shaft 2 of the Oranje Nassau I) now houses the Dutch Mine Museum.

Heerlen is part of the agglomeration Parkstad Limburg, formerly known as Oostelijke Mijnstreek. In the study of human settlements an agglomeration is an extended City or Town area comprising the built-up area of a central place ( usually a Municipality Bottom use The name Parkstad meaning Parkcity is derived from the relative greenness of the cities 9417 km² (53 % of its area is non-city bottom use

Education

Among the educational institutes in Heerlen is Hogeschool Zuyd, which is a University of Applied Sciences with branches in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht. Zuyd University, or Hogeschool Zuyd in Dutch is a " Hogeschool " or University of Applied Sciences in English located in the three largest A vocational university (professional university or college of higher vocational studies is an institution of Higher education and sometimes Research, which Sittard ( Limburgish: Zitterd) is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands. Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish: Also based in Heerlen is the administrative office of the Open University of the Netherlands (Open Universiteit or OU in Dutch), which is a university for distance learning with tens of thousands of students throughout the Netherlands. The Dutch Open Universiteit Nederland is a University or institution for Distance learning for Higher education at higher and university level The Dutch Open Universiteit Nederland is a University or institution for Distance learning for Higher education at higher and university level Distance education, or distance learning, is a field of education that focuses on the Pedagogy and Andragogy, technology and instructional systems design Heerlen was also the location of the now defunct University of Theology and Pastorate (Universiteit van Theologie en Pastoraat or UTP in Dutch), which had to close down due to lack of students. Jokingly it was said that Heerlen was the location of the biggest (OU) and the smallest (UTP) university of the Netherlands.

Health Care

Health care in Heerlen (and the rest of the Parkstad Limburg) is provided by Stichting Gezondheidszorg Oostelijk Zuid-Limburg (G. Bottom use The name Parkstad meaning Parkcity is derived from the relative greenness of the cities 9417 km² (53 % of its area is non-city bottom use O. Z. L. ). Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad (Atrium Medical Center Parkstad), is the name of the different hospitals in the Parkstad, and is part of G. O. Z. L. Atrium Medisch Centrum Parkstad location Heerlen was previously known as de Wever ziekenhuis named after Frans de Wever, who in 1904, together with mgr. Frans Marie Joseph de Wever ( 29 January 1869, Nuth - 9 September 1940, Heerlen) was a Dutch General Joseph Savelberg, founded the first hospital in Heerlen. Peter Joseph Savelberg (* 10 February 1827, Heerlen; † 11 February 1907, Heerlen) was a Roman-Catholic

Architecture

The heart of Heerlen, with, from left to right, the Music School, the Pancratiuskerk and the Glaspaleis

Kasteel Terworm, an originally 15th century castle. The Pancratiuskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Heerlen in the Netherlands. The Glaspaleis (in English Glass Palace or Crystal Palace) is the name of former fashion house and department store Schunck in Heerlen Most of what still can be seen now, stems from 1891

The former office of the Oranje Nassau Mijnen, Dirk Roosenburg, 1928, one of the earliest buildings in International style in Heerlen

Statue of Jesus Christ on the Tempsplein, statue by Toon Dupuis with a foot by Drik Roosenburg, revealed October 19, 1924

The city's best known architect is without doubt Frits Peutz. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Oranje Nassau Mijnen was established in 1893 by Friedriech Honingmann (1841-1913 and Carl Honingmann (1842-1903 to exploit the rich coal deposits in Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The International style was a major Architectural style of the 1920s and 1930s Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. FPJ Peutz ( April 7 1896 - October 24 1974) was a Dutch architect. His legacy consist of at least 10 landmark buildings in Heerlen. In 1935 Heerlen's most famous landmark building, the Glaspaleis, was built next to the medieval church in the centre of the then modest town. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Glaspaleis (in English Glass Palace or Crystal Palace) is the name of former fashion house and department store Schunck in Heerlen It was commissioned by the merchant Peter Schunck and it was quite an extraordinary step for this conservative businessman to ask the young Heerlen-based architect Peutz to design the new Schunck department store. Prelude - a family of weavers In Kettenis (or Kettenich in Germany (now in the German-speaking part of Belgium, near Eupen) records show It is one of the most outstanding examples of early Modernism in The Netherlands but it was only recognized as such at a fairly late stage (after it had been badly maimed). Modernism describes an array of Cultural movements rooted in the changes in Western society in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century In the 1990s (only then!) it was added to a prestigious list of the world's 1000 most influentious modern buildings (only 13 buildings in the Netherlands are on that list). It encouraged the city administrators to buy the dilapidated building and make plans for its renovation. The renovation has now been completed and it now houses several of the city's cultural institutions, including a museum of modern art. The renovated Glaspaleis has become a symbol of the revived Heerlen after the closing of the coalmines.

Although many interesting buildings were demolished around 1900, some older buildings still exist in the centre of Heerlen, for instance a Romanesque style 12th century church (Pancratiuskerk), and a former prison tower from around the same period (Schelmentoren). Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which The Pancratiuskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Heerlen in the Netherlands. 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

Other buildings worth mentioning are a Neoclassical chapel (Grafkapel de Loë built in 1848, the only remaining Neoclassical building in Heerlen), and a former mansion annex pharmacy, left in almost the same state as after its 1801–1828 expansion (Huis de Luijff). Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century both as a reaction against the Rococo Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap

In other parts of Heerlen, especially near the numerous small rivers around Heerlen, many more older buildings can be found, noticeably a couple of watermills (like the Weltermolen (14th century), Eikendermolen (15th century), Oliemolen (16th century), and Schandelermolen (17th century)), some castles (for instance Kasteel Hoensbroek oldest part 1380, Kasteel Terworm 15th century) and old farms (Geleenhof (dating back to Roman days), Benzeraderhof (13th century, Hoeve Den Driesch (14th century), Overste Douvenrade (largely destroyed and rebuilt in 1779) and Hoeve de Bek (1796)). The Weltermolen (literally Weltermill is a Watermill located in Welten, Heerlen in the Netherlands. The Oliemolen (literally Oilmill is a 16th century Watermill located at the foot of a steep hill in the Aambos, Heerlen in the Netherlands. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Architects with significant work

Here follows a list of architects who have built important landmarks in Heerlen, and those landmarks.

• A van Beers: Huize Op de Berg (1897)
• Johan Kayser, (1842, Harlingen – 1917): Chapel Savelberg Convent (1878-1879, style: Neogothic)
• Jan Stuyt (1868-1934)): Ambachtsschool (1913, style: Hollands Classicisme^[3])
• J. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Harlingen ( is a Municipality and a City in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland at the Wadden Sea. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Jan Stuyt ( 21 August 1868, Purmerend - 11 July 1934, The Hague) was a Dutch architect. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ambachtsschool ( Jan Stuyt, 1913 is built of Brick with distinctive layers of Marl (a stone commonly found in the south of Limburg) Pauw: Former Liberary (1917, style: Amsterdam School)^[4]
• Dirk Roosenburg (1887-1962): Former office Oranje Nassau mine (1928, style: International style)
• Dirk Brouwer (November 3, 1899 - ?): Former HEMA building (1939, style: International style)
• Frits Peutz (April 7, 1896 - October 24, 1974): Glaspaleis (1933, style: International style), Monseigneur Laurentius Schrijnen Retratiehuis (1932), townhall (1940), municipal theatre
• Gerrit Rietveld, (Utrecht June 24, 1888- Utrecht June 26, 1964): house on Zandweg (1961-1964)
• Jo Coenen (born 1949 in Heerlen-Hoensbroek): Library and entrance Stadsgalerij (1983, 1989)

Well known Heerlenaren

See also People from Heerlen

A chronological list of notable Heerlenaren (inhabitants of Heerlen) ^[5]

• Lucius Ferenius (around 125 (in, what is now, Dilzen, Belgium) – around 150), Potter
• M. Sattonius Iucundus, third century, restores the Thermae
• Count Theoderich van Are (1087-1126), ‘owner’ of Heerlen, probably builder of the Schelmentoren (prison tower)^[6]
• Anna Sophia van Schönborn (around 1696 - November 5, 1760), Countess of Hoensbroek
• Baron Jacob Derk Carel van Heeckeren (October 31, 1730, Zutphen - July 11, 1795, Zutphen), last shout of Heerlen
• Jan Gerard Kemmerling (February 4, 1776 - January 15, 1818), Mayor of Heerlen (1805 - 1818?)
• Jan Michiel Dautzenberg (December 6, 1808, [Heerlen - February 4, 1869, Elsene), is the author of a volume of Volksliederen. The Amsterdam School (Dutch Amsterdamse School) is a style of Architecture that arose in the early part of the 20th Century in The Netherlands Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The International style was a major Architectural style of the 1920s and 1930s Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. FPJ Peutz ( April 7 1896 - October 24 1974) was a Dutch architect. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Glaspaleis (in English Glass Palace or Crystal Palace) is the name of former fashion house and department store Schunck in Heerlen Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Monseigneur Schrijnen Retreat House was designed by the famed architect Frits Peutz (best known for the Glaspaleis) in 1932, and named after Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerrit Thomas Rietveld ( June 24, 1888 – June 26, 1964) was a Dutch Furniture Designer and Architect Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jo Coenen (born 30 September, 1949 in Heerlen) is a Dutch Architect and Urban planner. Lucius Ferenius, around 125 (in what is now Dilzen, Belgium) – around 150 Heerlen, was a Roman Potter. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those M Sattonius Iucundus, Third century During an excavation in the Roman Thermae of Heerlen a whinstone was found pointing to M The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. Count Theoderich van Are (1087-1126 was a nephew of bishop Udo van Toul, has uncle bestowed upon him Heerlen and Steinfeld in 1065. 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 Anna Sophia van Schönborn (around 1696 - November 5, 1760) Countess of Hoensbroek, was probably the mother with the most children Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Baron Jacob Derk Carel van Heeckeren van Kell (October 31 1730 – July 11 1795 was a member of the Dutch noble family van Heeckeren. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Zutphen is a city in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jan Gerard Kemmerling ( February 4, 1776 - January 15, 1818) was Mayor of Heerlen and Nieuwenhagen. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common This is a list of Mayors of Heerlen. 1805 - 1818 ? Jan Gerard Kemmerling ( February 4, 1776 - Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johan Michiel Dautzenberg ( Heerlen, 6 December, 1808 — Elsene, 4 February, 1869) was a Belgian writer Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elsene ( Dutch) or Ixelles ( French) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium Flemish literature is Literature from Flanders, the northern part of Belgium.
• Egidius Slanghen (August 23, 1820 - October 12, 1882)
• Joseph Savelberg (February 10, 1827, Heerlen – February 11, 1907), Heerlen, Priest and congregation founder, together with Frans de Wever founded the first Hospital
• Jakob Jongeneel (February 21, 1831 - March 20, 1887)
• Arnold Schunck (February 11, 1842, Kettenis – October 15, 1905, Heerlen), Founder of the fashion house and department store Firma Schunck
• Henri Sarolea (January 18, 1844, Maastricht - September 12, 1900, Heerlen), responsible for the first railroadtrack in Heerlen (between Herzogenrath, Heerlen, and Sittard)
• M. Egidius Slanghen ( August 23, 1820 - October 12, 1882) was the Mayor of Hoensbroek (now part of Heerlen) from Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Joseph Savelberg (* 10 February 1827, Heerlen; † 11 February 1907, Heerlen) was a Roman-Catholic Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Prelude - a family of weavers In Kettenis (or Kettenich in Germany (now in the German-speaking part of Belgium, near Eupen) records show Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Haute couture ( French for "high sewing" or "high dressmaking" oːt kuˈtyʁ refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted fashions A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. Prelude - a family of weavers In Kettenis (or Kettenich in Germany (now in the German-speaking part of Belgium, near Eupen) records show Henri Sarolea ( January 18, 1844, Maastricht – September 12, 1900, Heerlen) was a Dutch railway entrepreneur Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Maastricht ( Dutch; Limburgish and city dialect Mestreech; French: Maestricht or Maëstricht; Spanish: Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Herzogenrath is a municipality in the district of Aachen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Sittard ( Limburgish: Zitterd) is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg, which is the southernmost province of the Netherlands. J. de Hesselle (1855 - 1935), Mayor of Heerlen (1894 - 1913) and Pharmacist
• Frans de Wever, 1869? - ??, General Practitioner, founder of the first hospital (together with Joseph Savelberg)
• Peter Schunck (October 31, 1873, Hauset – July 13, 1960, Heerlen), builder of the Glaspaleis
• Marcel van Grunsven (December 4, 1896 - July 24, 1969) Mayor of Heerlen (1926 - 1961)
• Jan Maenen
• Thomas Bernhard, February 9, 1931, Heerlen - February 12, 1989, Ohlsdorf was an Austrian playwright and novelist, born in Heerlen
• Klaas de Vries, April 28, 1943, Hoensbroek, is a member of the lower house of the Dutch parliament for the PvdA
• Margriet Ehlen (1943), composer and poet
• Jo Ritzen, October 3, 1945, Heerlen, former Minister of Education, Chairman of Universiteit Maastricht
• Loek Hermans, April 23, 1951, Heerlen, former Minister of Education, former major of Zwolle Chairman of the Board of Directors to the Stichting Katholieke Universiteit (Board of Directors to both the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and the UMC St Radboud)^[7]

Mines

List of mines that where located in, what is now, Heerlen

• Oranje Nassau I, 1899-1974, now used in the Minewater Project
• Oranje Nassau III, 1917-1973, now used in the Minewater Project
• Oranje Nassau IV, 1927-1966
• Staatsmijn Emma, 1911-1973

References

1. ^ Heerlen
2. ^ Groei van dorp naar stad
3. ^ Beschrijving route
4. ^ Beschrijving route
5. ^ Dorpsfiguren en notabelen
6. ^ http://www.eventjesuit.nl/smartsite.dws?id=3219
7. ^ L1 - nieuws en sport uit Limburg

Pictures of Heerlen

See also Heerlen photo gallery and Heerlen at Wikimedia commons

See also

• Mayors of Heerlen

External links

• Official Website
• Thermae Museum
• Coriovallum