Heerlen

• Heerlen is located on the river Geleenbeek, a tributary of the Meuse, in the Province of Limberg in the Netherlands.
• It was the Roman Fort of Coriovallum in the Province of Germania Inferior.

History

• Coriovallum was located on the crossroads of the Via Belgica, which ran from Boulogne to Cologne, and the Road that ran from Xanten to Trier.

Museums

• ThermanMuseum, Heerlen
  • The Roman Baths Museum was built over an excavated Roman Bath house which is now part of the Thermenmuseum.

Roman Roads

• Via Belgica
  • Cologne–Tongeren–Bavay–Boulogne and Amiens
• A Military Road
  • Ran along the west bank of the Rhine as part of the Limes Germanicus

Thermanmuseum, Heerlen