Hoensbroek

Coal mining The town remained modest until the early 20th century, when several mines were opened (including the Emma), caused a substantial increase in population. This necessitated the construction of new residential areas, with the result that Heerlen & Hoensbroek grew closer to each other. Today Hoensbroek & Heerlen now form a contiguous and built-up area. Only the tip, the former Oranje Nassau III mine, currently designed as a park, represents a kind of barrier between the towns. The mines in the area are now all closed, but many of the workers before landscaped areas still exist. ==Transport==

Railway station: Hoensbroek. The town can also be reached from Heerlen railway station and Sittard railway station. Bus: The town can be reached by bus, in this city there are public buses from Veolia Transport(Limburg) ==Notable people==

• Max van Heeswijk, road racing cyclist • Willy Quadackers, footballer • Henk van der Linden, film director • , actress • Christian Quix, priest, local historian, director of the city library of Aachen • Fernando Ricksen, Dutch national team footballer • Simone Simons, lead singer of symphonic metal band Epica • Egidius Slanghen, historian • Lambert Verdonk, footballer • Klaas de Vries, politician and jurist == References ==