Heerlen

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Red Cross workers setting up stretchers in a sports hall that will be an emergency shelter for asylum seekers
Politics
Most Dutch municipalities back asylum distribution law but resist implementation
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The Dom Tower at night in Utrecht
Business
Utrecht dethrones Noord-Holland as province with highest property values; Up 10.3% in NL
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Enforcement officers on a street in Rotterdam
Crime
Only 6 fines in two years since ban on catcalling, sexually harassing women on street
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Crime scene tape
Crime
Video: Man arrested for shooting at passerby from balcony of Heerlen apartment building
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Panorama of a typical suburban Dutch street in the city of Heerlen in Limburg
Crime
Heerlen the Dutch municipality that struggles most with undermining crime
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For sale sign in Amsterdam, 23 June 2022
Business
Average home cost €480,000 in Netherlands last year; Blaricum now most expensive
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Summer Carnival in Rotterdam
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Multiple carnival tents evacuated due to snowfall
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Emergency services at the scene of a fatal accident at the Zuyderland hospital in Kerkrade, 15 January 2026
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Video: Motorist, 54, dies after crashing into Heerlen hospital
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An Arriva train at the station in Venlo, Limburg. 14 March 2021
Business
Limburg wants a nearby stop on the future London–Germany high-speed rail line
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Auctioneer's gavel
Crime
Woman convicted of murder of mental health worker, sentenced to 18 years in prison
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Poster urging Amsterdam residents to vote in the parliamentary election on 29 October 2025
Politics
Dutch municipalities face volunteer shortages ahead of parliamentary elections
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Crime scene tape police
Crime
Heerlen man, 40, named as suspect in murder of his 62-year-old
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Crime scene tape
Crime
Video: Woman found dead in Heerlen home; Police suspect crime
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Former patient on trial says she cannot recall stabbing mental health worker
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Women walking along the streets of Rotterdam
Crime
Reports of sexual harassment on the street skyrocketing, especially in Rotterdam
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Cannabis plant with fully grown buds, ready to be harvested
Politics
Next step in cannabis experiment: Dozens of coffeeshops selling only regulated weed
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IKEA in Delft
Business
Workers at the IKEA stores in Haarlem and Amsterdam begin strike on Friday
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A person under arrest
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Man arrested for stabbing during Carnival in Heerlen
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Ambulance
Crime
Man arrested after intentionally hitting two people with car at Windraak gas station
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Handcuffs
Crime
Cold case team arrests Heerlen man for raping young woman in Nijmegen in 1994
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Dutch fire brigade truck.
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Fire in Heerlen residential complex, dozens evacuated and two people taken to hospital
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Cannabis plant with fully grown buds, ready to be harvested
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Next step in cannabis experiment: 10 municipalities selling regulated and tolerated weed
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Zuyderland Hospital Heerlen.
Politics
Over 700 people take part in march to preserve the Zuyderland Hospital in Limburg
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Court gavel with a statue of Lady Justice in the background
Crime
Two men sentenced to jail for defacing a mosque in Heerlen