Heritage Desk
Do you have questions about Heerlen's heritage? For example, if you find something in your backyard and wonder if it is archaeological? Would you like to know more about monuments? There are many organizations you can turn to. If you can't find what you're looking for, the municipality's heritage desk will help you on your way.
Types of heritage
Heritage is everything we have inherited from the past and want to preserve.
- Archeology
This heritage is often buried underground, so you cannot see it immediately. Ancient objects and remains teach us how people used to live and work. - Monuments and special buildings
Some buildings and neighborhoods are very important to our history. They are given protected status. This ensures that they are preserved and well maintained.
landscape Even landscapes can sometimes be hundreds of years old. Think of old sunken roads, ditches, standard fruit trees, boundary trees, hedges, mill ponds, fish ponds, parks, and avenues.- Heerlen history
Heritage is not only old buildings, but also stories and objects that tell us something about our city's past.
Experience Heerlen's heritage!
You can experience our Heerlen heritage at the Thermenmuseum, de Vondst, Kasteel Hoensbroek, Schunck, Mijnmuseum and Visit Zuid-Limburg.
