Hoensbroek

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɦuns.bruk/
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Hyphenation: Hoens‧broek

Proper noun edit

Hoensbroek n

A neighbourhood and former municipality of Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands.

Derived terms edit

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN