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Hoensbroek.

a neighbourhood and former municipality of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

10 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈɦuns.bruk/
  1. a neighbourhood and former municipality of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

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Where this word comes from

First attested as de bruke in 1198. Compound of the surname Hoen and broek (“marsh, marshland”). A castle was built by nobleman Herman Hoen in 1360. Formerly an independent village. See also Limburgish Gebrook.

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