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Nature Attractions In Hoensbroek

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Hoensbroek is a Dutch town in the municipality of Heerlen. It is situated in the southeast of Limburg, a province in the southeast of the Netherlands. Until 1982, Hoensbroek was a separate municipality. Hoensbroek is known for its medieval castle, Kasteel Hoensbroek, named after Knight Hoen, a member of the Hoen Family. It dates from around 1250. Hoensbroek is also known for the fair on Ascension Day . The fair brings as many as 100,000 people every year to the town. In medieval times, the town was known under the name of Gebrook, meaning as much as Swampy Landscape, and belonged to the Family Hoen. Their family name eventually mingled with the origina...
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  • 1. GaiaZOO Kerkrade
    GaiaZOO is a Dutch zoo located in Kerkrade. It opened in 2005 as GaiaPark with approximately 80 different species. As of 2014 the zoo hosts approximately 100 different species.
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  • 2. Drielandenpunt Vaals
    The Vaalserberg is a hill with a height of 322.4 metres above NAP and the highest point in mainland Netherlands. The Vaalserberg is located in the province of Limburg, at the south-easternmost edge of the country, near the town of Vaals . After the Dutch possessions in the Caribbean were incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Vaalserberg was replaced as the Netherlands' highest mountain by Mount Scenery.
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