Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe
Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe is an archaeological site in Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia. Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe is situated nearby to Nouvelles Communal Cemetery, as well as near the church Église Saint-Brice.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes and Nouvelles Communal Cemetery.
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 670 metres northeast of Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe.
Nouvelles Communal Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nouvelles Communal Cemetery is situated 580 metres southwest of Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe.
Abbaye de Bethléem ou du Bélian
Park
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Abbaye de Bethléem ou du Bélian is a park, which is situated 1½ km west of Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nouvelles and Spiennes.
Nouvelles
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nouvelles 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.
Mesvin
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Mesvin 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.
Zone minière silex: Versant de la Wampe
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mons, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.41728° or 50° 25′ 2″ northLongitude
3.97327° or 3° 58′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F25CX8F+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6841768014OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Brice and SILEX’S Centre d’interprétation des minières néolithiques.
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