Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid

Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid is an archaeological site in Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg. Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid is situated near the adit Abri van Rijckholt, as well as near the cave Henkeput.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: archaeological site
Also known as: “flint quarries Savelsbos”, “Geologisch monument Vuursteenmijnen van Rijckholt”, “Grand Atelier De Puydt”, “Groot Atelier”, “Prehistorische vuursteenmijnen en Grand Atelier”, and “Prehistorische vuursteenmijnen van Rijckholt-St. Geertruid”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Henkeput and Abri van Rijckholt.

Henkeput

Cave

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Henkeput is a cave, which is situated 310 metres north of Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid.

Abri van Rijckholt

Adit

Abri van Rijckholt

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Abri van Rijckholt is an adit, which is situated 290 metres north of Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid.

Castle of Rijckholt

Castle

Castle of Rijckholt

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Castle of Rijckholt is situated 1¼ km northwest of Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schone Grub and Rijckholt.

Schone Grub

Locality

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Schone Grub is a locality.

Rijckholt

Village

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Rijckholt is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.

Sint Geertruid

Village

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Sint Geertruid is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg.

Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid

Categories: geological monument in South Limburg, archaeological site, mine, tourism, and historic site
Location: Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.79461° or 50° 47′ 41″ north

Longitude

5.74468° or 5° 44′ 41″ east

Elevation

110 metres (361 feet)

Open location code

9F27QPVV+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Limburgan—“Flintmines of Rijckholt-St. Geertruid” goes by many names.

Dutch: “vuursteenmijnen van Rijckholt”
Dutch: “Vuursteenmijnen van Rijckholt”
French: “Site minier de Rijckholt-Sainte-Gertrude”
German: “Rijckholt-Feuerstein”
Limburgan: “Vuursjtèèmien”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Schone Grub vuursteenmijntjes and Steinberg-1 (Holeberggr.).

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Geologisch Monument de Henkeput and Ut ieske.

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