Grand Hornu

Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near , in . It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830.
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  • Mine
  • …lies at an elevation of 38 metres (125 feet)
  • …is also known as “Le Grand Hornu”
  • Description: museum and arts center in ex-coal mining complex

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mausolée de la famille De Gorge and Femme immigrée, pont entre générations et cultures.
Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 120 metres east of Grand Hornu.
Jmh2o, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a work of art, which is situated 150 metres southwest of Grand Hornu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornu and Wasmes.
Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
is a village of and a district of the…
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
is a municipality of located in the , .

Grand Hornu

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Latitude
50.43526° or 50° 26′ 7″ north
Longitude
3.83938° or 3° 50′ 22″ east
Open location code
9F25CRPQ+4Q
Geo­Names ID
6930041
Wiki­data ID
Q1025354

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vlaams—“Grand Hornu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grand Hornu”
  • Chinese: “大奥尔尼煤矿”
  • Danish: “Grand Hornu”
  • Dutch: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Dutch: “Le Grand-Hornu”
  • French: “Grand-Hornu”
  • French: “Le Grand-Hornu”
  • German: “Le Grand Hornu”
  • Hungarian: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Italian: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Japanese: “グラン・オルニュ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Russian: “Гранд-Хорн”
  • Slovenian: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Slovenian: “Le Grand-Hornu”
  • Swedish: “Grand Hornu”
  • Swedish: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Ukrainian: “Гран-Орню”
  • Vietnamese: “Grand Hornu”
  • Vlaams: “Grand-Hornu”

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