Voerendaal, Heerlen

Name: Voerendaal
Address: Heerlen, Netherlands

#14 among attractions in Heerlen

Area

Gallery (6)

Map

Gallery

Facts and practical information

Voerendaal is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands. ()

Alternative names: Area: 12.17 mi²Coordinates: 50°52'60"N, 5°55'31"E

Address

Heerlen Netherlands

Contact

Website

Social media

Add

Heerlen

Day trips

Voerendaal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kasteel Hoensbroek, Glaspaleis, Op de Vrouweheide, Weltermolen.

2.3 miN
Large moated 13th-century castle museum
Kasteel Hoensbroek, Heerlen
59 min walk • Nestled in the quaint town of Hoensbroek, within the city of Heerlen, Netherlands, stands the majestic Kasteel Hoensbroek, a fortress of history and architectural splendor. This impressive castle, one of the largest and oldest in the country, beckons tourists with its...
2.4 miE
Shopping, Department store, Modernist architecture
Glaspaleis, Heerlen
61 min walk • The Glaspaleis is a modernist building in Heerlen, Netherlands, built in 1935. Formerly a fashion house and department store, Schunck, it is now the cultural centre of the city. The original name was Modehuis Schunck, but it was soon nicknamed Glaspaleis, which is now the official name.
2.9 miSE
Windmill
Op de Vrouweheide, Heerlen
74 min walk • Op de Vrouweheide is a windmill located on the Vrouwenheide just south of Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Build in 1858 as a tower mill, on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill is a national monument since 17 January 1967.
2 miE
Watermill
Weltermolen, Heerlen
53 min walk • The Weltermolen is a watermill located in Welten, Heerlen in the Netherlands. It is fed by the Geleenbeek, with some extra force created by a largely man-made pond. The Weltermolen wasn't a watermill until the start of the 20th century.
2.3 miSE
Church
Saint Bernard Church, Heerlen
59 min walk • The Saint Bernard Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Netherlands. Patron saint for the church is Bernard of Clairvaux. The church is a national monument of the Netherlands.
2.3 miE
Shopping, Department store
Former V&D Heerlen, Heerlen
60 min walk • The former V&D in Heerlen was designed by Frits Peutz in 1958 as part of the store chain Vroom & Dreesmann. The interior design was done by Mr. Kober and his daughter Marcia and the builders were E. Joosten and L. Reumkens. The director in Heerlen was Adrianus Merkx.
1.1 miE
Forts and castles
Ter Worm Castle, Heerlen
30 min walk • Ter Worm or Terworm Castle is a castle located in the municipality of Heerlen, Limburg Province, Netherlands. The castle is part of the Terworm estate.
2.7 miE
Watermill
Oliemolen, Heerlen
69 min walk • The Oliemolen is a 16th-century watermill located at the foot of a steep hill in the Aambos, Heerlen in the Netherlands. The name already tells us much about its function, extracting oil, but this was not always the case as it first functioned as a volmolen.
2.4 miE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pancratiuskerk, Heerlen
62 min walk • The Pancratiuskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Heerlen in the Netherlands.
2.4 miE
Tower
Schelmentoren, Heerlen
62 min walk • The Schelmentoren in Heerlen is a Medieval Building that has served as a defendable living tower for the Here van Are and their successors. As part of the Landsfort Herle, it served as a prison tower. It is believed to be built on command of Theoderich van Are. What is certain is that the building existed in the 12th century.
2.4 miE
Library
Schunck, Heerlen
61 min walk • Schunck is the name of former fashion house and department store Firma Schunck in Heerlen, the Netherlands.