Editing Heerlen (section)

==Economy==
Heerlen houses the biggest furniture strip of Europe, with {{formatnum:120000}} m<sup>2</sup> floorspace after the opening of the biggest ({{formatnum:35000}} m<sup>2</sup>) [[IKEA]] of the [[Benelux]] on 27 August 2008.

On 1 October 2008, the world's first [[Minewater Project|minewater power station]] was opened in Heerlen. It will be used to heat and cool 200 homes, along with shops, a supermarket, a library and large office buildings.

===Mines===
[[File:Schatgebouw van schacht 1 met hijsinstallatie - Heerlen - 20341387 - RCE.jpg|thumb|right|Oranje Nassau mine 1]]
List of mines which were located in what is now Heerlen:

* [[Oranje Nassau I]], 1899–1974, now used in the [[Minewater Project]]
* [[Oranje Nassau III]], 1917–1973, now used in the [[Minewater Project]]
* [[Oranje Nassau IV]], 1927–1966
* [[Staatsmijn Emma]], 1911–1973