Mergelgroeve van Kanne
Mergelgroeve van Kanne is a cave in Riemst, Arrondissement of Tongeren, Flanders. Mergelgroeve van Kanne is situated nearby to the cemetery Soldatenkerkhof, as well as near the cave Putberg.- Type: Cave
- Description: quarry in Kanne, Belgium
- Also known as: “Avergat ingang Driesberg”, “Caves of Kanne”, “Driesberg”, and “Kanne NATO Joint Operations Centre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Ében-Émael and Sint-Hubertuskerk.
Fort Ében-Émael
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Eben-Emael is an inactive Belgian fortress located between Liège and Maastricht, on the Belgian-Dutch border, near the Albert Canal, outside the village of Ében-Émael. Fort Ében-Émael is situated 1½ km southeast of Mergelgroeve van Kanne.
Sint-Hubertuskerk
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sint-Hubertuskerk is a church, which is situated 590 metres northeast of Mergelgroeve van Kanne.
Château Neercanne
Castle
Photo: Jos Odekerken, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Château Neercanne is a restaurant located in Maastricht in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one or two Michelin stars in the periods 1957-1982 and 1986–2018. Château Neercanne is situated 1 km north of Mergelgroeve van Kanne.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanne and ENCI-bos.
Kanne
Village
Photo: Dhenrotte, Public domain.
Kanne is a village in the municipality of Riemst in the southeastern part of the Belgian province of Limburg. As of 2021, the village has 1,162 inhabitants, a significant number of whom have Dutch nationality.
Ében-Émael
Village
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ében-Émael is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Bassenge, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. The village is located on the French-speaking side of the language border, next to Kanne on the Flemish side and not far from the border with the Netherlands near Maastricht.
Mergelgroeve van Kanne
- Categories: quarry, tourism, adit, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Riemst, Arrondissement of Tongeren, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.80947° or 50° 48′ 34″ northLongitude
5.66863° or 5° 40′ 7″ eastOpen location code
9F27RM59+QFOpenStreetMap ID
node 306138165OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=aditOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q96069917
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Mergelgroeve van Kanne” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Avergat”
- Dutch: “Grotten van Kanne”
- Dutch: “Mergelgroeve van Kanne”
- French: “grottes de Kanne”
- French: “Grottes de Kanne”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Soldatenkerkhof and Putberg.
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