Charbonnage de Marcasse
Charbonnage de Marcasse is a mine in Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia. Charbonnage de Marcasse is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Terril de Marcasse, as well as near the peak Terrisse du Puits n°4 Ballon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand-Hornu and Saint-Ghislain railway station.
Grand-Hornu
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near Mons, in Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. Grand-Hornu is situated 3 km north of Charbonnage de Marcasse.
Saint-Ghislain railway station
Railway station
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Saint-Ghislain railway station is situated 3½ km north of Charbonnage de Marcasse.
Cimetière d’Hornu
Cemetery
Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cimetière d’Hornu is a cemetery, which is situated 2½ km north of Charbonnage de Marcasse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warquignies and Wasmes.
Wasmes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Wasmes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary.
Colfontaine
Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Colfontaine is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 20,021 inhabitants. The total area is 13.62 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Pâturages, Warquignies, Wasmes.
Charbonnage de Marcasse
- Type: Mine
- Also known as: “Saint-Antoine”
- Categories: building, historic site, and industry
- Location: Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.41097° or 50° 24′ 40″ northLongitude
3.82828° or 3° 49′ 42″ eastOperator
Société Anonyme du Charbonnage d’Hornu et WasmesOpen location code
9F25CR6H+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 729164119OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=mineOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=chimney
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Highlights include Terril de Marcasse and Terrisse du Puits n°4 Ballon.
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