Hoensbroek

Also known as Gebrook

Hoensbroek () is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in NL, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony's link graph records 61 inbound references to Hoensbroek, and connects out to Netherlands, time zone and geographic coordinate system.

Vinony files it under Boroughs of Heerlen, Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) and Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands).

Vinony links it to 18 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: Heerlen
Region: Limburg
Country: Nederland
Population: 25,000
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Air quality

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PM2.5: 8.6 µg/m³
PM10: 18.2 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Hoensbroek
Settlement.other_name: Gebrook
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Hoensbroek.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Hoensbroek Castle
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Hoensbroek.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Hoensbroek wapen.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Limburg
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Heerlen
Settlement.elevation_m: 106