Blegny-Mine

Coal washing tower and production shaft, Blegny Mine

The Belgny mining museum is a museum in Blegny, near Liège, Belgium. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage. ^[1]

Context

Four of the Walloon coal mines - Bois-du-Luc, Bois du Cazier, Blegny Mine and Grand-Hornu - are inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Blegny mine demonstrates the phase of industrialisation (1860 - 1960), in which electricity - and internal combustion engines were introduced. ^[1]

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External links

• Museum Website

Coordinates: 50°41′20″N 5°43′05″E / 50.6889°N 5.7180°E / 50.6889; 5.7180

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