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/ 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