Heerlen

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Proper noun

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Heerlen

  1. A city and municipality in Limburg province, Netherlands.

Dutch

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Etymology

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First attested as Late Latin Coriouallum and Corioualum around 300. Derived from a Germanic calque of an earlier Celtic name. The Germanic term is a compound of Proto-Germanic *harja- (army) and *walla (wall). An alternative theory posits that the Germanic term was calqued into Celtic. Proposed derivations from *harila (small sandy ridge) or a compound of Old Dutch her (army) and le (burial mound) are incorrect. Compare Heel and Heerle.

See also Limburgish Heële.

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Proper noun

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Heerlen n

  1. A city and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands
    Meronyms: Benzenrade, Hoensbroek, Hondsrug, Schurenberg, Ten Esschen

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References

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  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “heerlen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN