Cultural Routes

Blegny-Mine / Blegny-Mine ASBL

Cultural Route

• European Route of Industrial Heritage

Country

• Belgium

Member Category

• Cultural Institution / NGO
• Museum
• Heritage Site

Member Status

Network

Year of Accession to Membership

N/D

Contact Details

Rue Lambert Marlet
BE-234670 Blegny

Tel: +32 (0)4 387 43 33
Website: www.blegnymine.be
Email: domaine[at]blegnymine.be

Contact Person

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Main Town/Region

Blegny (Liège, Walloon Region)

Site Town/Region

Blegny (Liège, Walloon Region)

Main GPS Location

50.686684, 5.722596

Site GPS Location

50.686684, 5.722596

UNESCO World Heritage List

Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (2012) (whc.unesco.org/en/list/1344)

European Heritage Label

N/D

Other Heritage Labels

N/D

Description

Blegny-Mine is one of the four authentic coal mines in Europe whose underground galleries are still accessible to visitors via the original shaft.
Blegny-Mine is one of the four historical mines in Wallonia listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2012.
The Heritage Site of Blegny-Mine is an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

Logos/Pictures

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