Clos de la Maritza
Clos de la Maritza is a locality in Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia. Clos de la Maritza is situated nearby to the village Saint-Symphorien, as well as near the locality La Glacière.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes and Mundaneum.
Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes
Archaeological site
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes are among the largest and earliest Neolithic flint mines which survive in north-western Europe, located close to the Walloon village of Spiennes, southeast of Mons, Belgium. Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes is situated 2½ km southwest of Clos de la Maritza.
Mundaneum
Museum
Photo: Mr N, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mundaneum was an institution which aimed to gather together all the world's knowledge and classify it according to a system called the Universal Decimal Classification. Mundaneum is situated 3½ km northwest of Clos de la Maritza.
St Symphorien Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The St Symphorien Military Cemetery is a First World War Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in Saint-Symphorien, Belgium. It contains the graves of 284 German and 229 Commonwealth soldiers, principally those killed during the Battle of Mons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Symphorien and Spiennes.
Saint-Symphorien
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Saint-Symphorien is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.
Spiennes
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spiennes is a small village with about a thousand inhabitants in Wallonia, close to Mons. The town itself is mostly an attraction for what it once was, that being the foremost Neolithic production centre of pre-historic Europe.
Hyon
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyon is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1972. On 1 January 1972, it was merged into Mons. Hyon is situated 2½ km west of Clos de la Maritza.
Clos de la Maritza
- Type: Locality
- Location: Mons, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.44092° or 50° 26′ 27″ northLongitude
3.99696° or 3° 59′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F25CXRW+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 2698502693OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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