Place details
Place nameHeerlen
Other namesCoriovallum
CountryNederland
Latitude50.883
Longitude5.983
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Established as Roman settlement and was thriving medieval town. The modern town grew as center of coal-mining area, though most mines were closed in 1970s. Noted for Roman baths and St. Pancras church, dating from 1180.