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Heerlen

American  
[heyr-luhn] / ˈheɪr lən /

noun

  1. a city in the SE Netherlands.


Heerlen British  
/ ˈheːrlə, ˈhɪələn /

noun

  1. a city in the SE Netherlands, in Limburg province: industrial centre of a coal-mining region. Pop: 94 000 (2003 est)

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DSM logo is seen at the headquarters in Heerlen, Netherlands August 30, 2018.

From Reuters

The mural will be on display there through Aug. 22, and has been booked for one additional public viewing: a stop at the Schunck Museum in Heerlen, the Netherlands, in March.

From New York Times

Fadi J., who was arrested in July over the border in Heerlen, was returned to Germany on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

From Washington Times

A suspect accused of co-founding the “Goyim Party Germany” group in 2016 and identified only as Fadi J. in line with German privacy laws was arrested in the Dutch town of Heerlen, federal prosecutors said.

From Washington Times

Rik Hendriks, a retired information technology worker from Heerlen in the southern province of Limburg, switched to Labor after 15 years supporting the hard-left, euroskeptic Socialist Party.

From Washington Times