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10 unusual facts about Heinsberg


1992 Roermond earthquake

In the regions between Roermond, Maaseik (Belgium) and Heinsberg (Germany), buildings, especially old buildings, and cars were destroyed.

Carl Joseph Begas

Carl Joseph Begas (September 30, 1794 – November 24, 1854), was a German historical painter born at Heinsberg near Aachen.

Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg

In 1444 he won the Battle of Linnich but was unable to prevail in his fight for Guelders and ultimately sold his claim to Burgundy and acquired Blankenheim-Löwenberg and Heinsberg from Guelders.

Goswin I of Heinsberg

Goswin I of Heinsberg (Goswin I von Heinsberg) (ca. 1060–1128) was the Count of Heinsberg from 1085–1128.

Kennedy march

One girl took a bus in the German town of Heinsberg, but the other 3 girls and 7 boys persisted and finished in 19 hours' time.

Lindern station

Since the points where the line to Heinsberg now branches off the main line is now to the east of the station, it is considered under the German regulations for operating railways (Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung) as a Haltestelle (“halt”, because it has no set of points).

Micro combined heat and power

A factory in Heinsberg, Germany for the production of SOFC based micro-CHP units started in June 2009 to produce 10,000 two-kilowatt units per year.

Tim Berresheim

Tim Berresheim (born 1975, Heinsberg, Germany) is a contemporary German visual artist who lives and works in Cologne.

Übach-Palenberg

To the right is a silver lion on a red field, the symbol of Heinsberg, where Scherpenseel belonged to historically.

Wilhelm Lindemann

He was rector of the municipal high school of Heinsberg from 1853 to 1860, then parish-priest at Rheinbreitbach, and later at Venrath from 1863 to 1866, when he became pastor of Nieder-Kruechten, and remained so till his death.


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Lindern station

In addition, there were considerations that the Jülich–Dalheim railway operated by Rurtalbahn to Linnich would be extended as far as Lindern (as had already been planned at the beginning of the 19th century) to connect with the Heinsberg railway.

The AachenMönchengladbachDüsseldorf rail link is now important for commuters from the nearby area (Heinsberg/Linnich).

Wars of Liège

Through his excellent relations with Pope Callixtus III, he had Prince-Bishop John of Heinsberg deposed, and replaced by his 18-year-old nephew Louis de Bourbon.