La biosphère
La biosphère is a monument in Saint-Ghislain, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia. La biosphère is situated nearby to the fountain Fontaine des Sphères, as well as near the square Place Albert-Elisabeth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint-Ghislain railway station and Grand-Hornu.
Saint-Ghislain railway station
Railway station
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Saint-Ghislain railway station is situated 180 metres southwest of La biosphère.
Grand-Hornu
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near Mons, in Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. Grand-Hornu is situated 1½ km southeast of La biosphère.
Cimetière d’Hornu
Cemetery
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cimetière d’Hornu is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ km south of La biosphère.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hornu and Boussu.
Boussu
Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Boussu is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. As of January 1, 2006, Boussu had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Boussu and Hornu.
Wasmes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Wasmes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary. Wasmes is situated 3 km southeast of La biosphère.
La biosphère
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Saint-Ghislain, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.44369° or 50° 26′ 37″ northLongitude
3.82131° or 3° 49′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F25CRVC+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1239211055OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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