Hoensbroek

Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦuns.bruk/

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• Hyphenation: Hoens‧broek

Proper noun

Hoensbroek n

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

Derived terms

• Hoensbroeker
• Hoensbroeks

References

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