Grand-Hornu

Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near , in . It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: museum and arts center in ex-coal mining complex
  • Also known as: “Grand Hornu”, “Grand-Hornu, Grand Hornu”, and “Le Grand Hornu”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mausolée de la famille De Gorge and Saint-Ghislain railway station.

Memorial
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 120 metres east of Grand-Hornu.

Railway station
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is situated 1½ km northwest of Grand-Hornu.

Cemetery
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cemetery, which is situated 1½ km west of Grand-Hornu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hornu and Wasmes.

Village
Photo: Peter Van den Bossche, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of , to take up a post as missionary.

Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
is a municipality of located in the , . On 1 January 2018 had a total population of 19,006. The total area is 11.08 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: and Wasmuel.

Grand-Hornu

Latitude
50.43545° or 50° 26′ 8″ north
Longitude
3.83937° or 3° 50′ 22″ east
Open location code
9F25CRPQ+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 440962378
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1025354
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vlaams—“Grand-Hornu” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grand Hornu”
  • Chinese: “大奥尔尼煤矿”
  • Danish: “Grand Hornu”
  • Dutch: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Dutch: “Le Grand-Hornu”
  • French: “Grand-Hornu”
  • French: “Le Grand-Hornu”
  • German: “Le Grand Hornu”
  • Hungarian: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Italian: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Japanese: “グラン・オルニュ”
  • Luxembourgish: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Russian: “Гранд-Хорн”
  • Slovenian: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Slovenian: “Le Grand-Hornu”
  • Swedish: “Grand Hornu”
  • Swedish: “Grand-Hornu”
  • Ukrainian: “Гран-Орню”
  • Vietnamese: “Grand Hornu”
  • Vlaams: “Grand-Hornu”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Salle des machines (Cathédrale) and Centre d’innovation et de design.

Nearby Places

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