Heerlen

Heerlen (; ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as a municipality, it is the fourth largest municipality in the province of Limburg.

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Heerlen is a city in the southeastern Netherlands and ranks as the third largest settlement in the province of Limburg. As a municipality, it is the fourth largest in Limburg, making it a significant population center in the region.

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Settlement.name: Heerlen
Settlement.settlement_type: City and municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Heerlen2013, Raadhuis-08.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the town hall
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0917 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Heerlen in a municipal map of Limburg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Limburg
Settlement.image_flag: Heerlen vlag officieel.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x67px
Settlement.image_shield: Heerlen wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: VVD
Settlement.leader_title: Acting Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Heerlenaar
Population: 86936
Area: 45.72
Elevation: 113
Official website: www.heerlen.nl
Image: Glaspaleis musicschool.jpg
Households: 44585
Dialing code: 045

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Commons category: Heerlen
postal code: 6400–6433
Commons gallery: Heerlen
IPv6 routing prefix: 2a00:1de0:1::/48
water as percent of area: 1.12
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: www.heerlen.nl/contact.html
phone number: +31-45-560-50-40

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History
Geography
Economy
Mines
Education
Health care
Architecture
Architects with significant work
Transport
Sports
People from Heerlen
Public service & public thinking
Arts
Sports
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Heerlen forms part of the city-region of Parkstad Limburg, an agglomeration with about 250,000 inhabitants and encompassing 8 municipalities. It is to the east of Maastricht and north of the German city of Aachen.