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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Hoens‧broek
Proper noun
Hoensbroek n
- 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