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7 unusual facts about Heerlen


1976 Amstel Gold Race

The race stretched 230 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen.

1993 Amstel Gold Race

The race stretched 249 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Maastricht.

César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck

The son of Ulric Antoine de Hoensbroeck (whose family originated in the village of Hoensbroeck, now in Dutch Limburg), he studied at Heidelberg and became a canon in the cathedral chapter of Aachen Cathedral before becoming prince bishop of Liege in 1784, succeeding François-Charles de Velbrück, whose progressive reforms he tried to undo.

Klinikum Aachen

University Hospital Aachen (UKA) and the University Medical Centre Maastricht (Maastricht UMC+)will start a Cardiovascular Centre of Excellence on the Avantis Technology Park on the Dutch-German border between Heerlen and Aachen

Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam

The building was designed by Jo Coenen, the former state architect (Rijksbouwmeester) of the Netherlands, who also designed the nearby KNSM Island, as well as the Central Library of Maastricht, and renovated the distinctive Glaspaleis in Heerlen, which houses its Central Library.

Schunck's Kledingindustrie Bonaire

In 1948, Pierre Schunck (1906-1993), stemming from a family of weavers and son of the builder of the famous Glaspaleis in Heerlen, the Netherlands (see Schunck), arrived in Bonaire to set up a clothing industry (Kledingindustrie).

WM Recordings

WM Recordings is a Heerlen, the Netherlands based record label founded in 2004 by Marco Kalnenek, who was also involved with Comfort Stand Recordings.


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1972 Amstel Gold Race

The race stretched 237 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen.

1990 Amstel Gold Race

The race stretched 249 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen.

Glass Palace

Glaspaleis, a former fashion house and department store in Heerlen, Netherlands; now a cultural center


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