Arenberg Pit
The Arenberg Pit of the Compagnie des mines d’Anzin is a former coal mine located in Wallers, in the Nord–Pas-de-Calais mining basin. Shafts Arenberg Nos.Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.
- Type: Museum
- Description: French coal mine
- Also known as: “Fosse Arenberg”, “Fosse d’Arenberg”, and “Mine de Wallers-Arenberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salle des fêtes des cités de la fosse Arenberg des mines d’Anzin and Église Sainte-Barbe de Wallers.
Salle des fêtes des cités de la fosse Arenberg des mines d’Anzin
Community center
Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.
Salle des fêtes des cités de la fosse Arenberg des mines d’Anzin is a community center, which is situated 500 metres south of Arenberg Pit.
Église Sainte-Barbe de Wallers
Church
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, GFDL.
Église Sainte-Barbe de Wallers is a church, which is situated 610 metres southeast of Arenberg Pit.
Mairie de Bellaing
Town hall
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Mairie de Bellaing is a town hall, which is situated 2 km south of Arenberg Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raismes and Anzin.
Raismes
Town
Raismes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. The flutist Gaston Blanquart was born in Raismes. Raismes is known for hosting the annual rock music festival Raismes Fest. Raismes is situated 4 km east of Arenberg Pit.
Anzin
Town
Anzin is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt, 2.4 kilometres northwest of Valenciennes, of which it is a suburb. Anzin is situated 6 km east of Arenberg Pit.
Denain
Town
Photo: Ottaviani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Denain is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 20,665, on a land area of 11.52 km2. It is the largest of 47 communes which comprise the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut, which in 2017 had a total population of 158,754. Denain is situated 7 km south of Arenberg Pit.
Arenberg Pit
- Categories: coal mine, industry, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Wallers, Arrondissement of Valenciennes, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.38464° or 50° 23′ 5″ northLongitude
3.42526° or 3° 25′ 31″ eastOpen location code
9F259CMG+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 313988134OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=mineshaftOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3079385
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In Other Languages
“Arenberg Pit” goes by many names.
- French: “fosse Aremberg”
- French: “fosse Arenberg”
- French: “Fosse Arenberg”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Communauté d’agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut and Office du Tourisme de la Porte du Hainaut.
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