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Mining Sites of Wallonia
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Mining Sites of Wallonia
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Since 2012, four mining sites (in Blegny, Boussu, Charleroi, and La Louvière) have been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage sites and are open to visitors.
Overview of the Mining Sites of Wallonia
Since 2012, four Belgian mining sites have been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage sites and are open to visitors:
- Bois du Cazier: a former coal mine located in the municipality of Charleroi.
- Bois du Luc: a mine and a workers' village in the municipality of La Louvière.
- Blegny-Mine: the site is in the locality of Trembleur, northeast of Liège.
- Le Grand-Hornu: about ten kilometers west of Mons, in Hainaut.
History of the Mining Sites of Wallonia
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