Bełchatów Coal Mine
The Bełchatów coal mine is a large open-pit mine in the centre of Poland in Bełchatów, Łódź Voivodeship, 150 km west of the capital, Warsaw. Bełchatów represents one of the largest coal reserves in Poland having estimated reserves of 1,930 million tonnes of lignite coal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: MaKa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Poland
- Also known as: “Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Bełchatów - Pole Bełchatów”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bełchatów Power Station and Saint Mary of the Angels church in Kleszczów.
Bełchatów Power Station
Power station
Photo: Stasisław, Public domain.
Bełchatów Power Station is a coal-fired power station near Bełchatów, Poland. It is Europe's largest coal-fired power station as well as the most toxic one. Bełchatów Power Station is situated 3½ km northeast of Bełchatów Coal Mine.
Saint Mary of the Angels church in Kleszczów
Church
Photo: Sara Dickinson, CC BY 3.0.
Saint Mary of the Angels church in Kleszczów is situated 2 km south of Bełchatów Coal Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuców and Kleszczów.
Kleszczów
Village
Photo: Nano00, Public domain.
Kleszczów is a village in Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Kleszczów. It lies approximately 17 km south of Bełchatów and 64 km south of the regional capital Łódź.
Wola Grzymalina
Locality
Wola Grzymalina is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Kleszczów, within Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 3 km north-east of Kleszczów, 15 km south of Bełchatów, and 62 km south of the regional capital Łódź. Wola Grzymalina is situated 2½ km northeast of Bełchatów Coal Mine.
Bełchatów Coal Mine
- Categories: mine, open-pit lignite mine, and industry
- Location: Gmina Kleszczów, Bełchatów County, Łódzkie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.23982° or 51° 14′ 23″ northLongitude
19.29746° or 19° 17′ 51″ eastOperator
PGEOpen location code
9F3X67QW+WXOpenStreetMap ID
way 97093854OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q4900408
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Bełchatów Coal Mine” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Důl Bełchatów”
- Dutch: “Bruinkoolmijn Bełchatów”
- Egyptian Arabic: “منجم الفحم بيلشاتو”
- French: “mine de Bełchatów”
- French: “Mine de Bełchatów”
- Greek: “Ανθρακωρυχείο του Μπεουχάτουφ”
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego „Bełchatów””
- Polish: “Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Bełchatów”
- Polish: “KWB Bełchatów”
- Serbian: “Рудник угља Белхатов”
- Ukrainian: “Копальня бурого вугілля «Белхатув»”
- Ukrainian: “Шахта бурого вугілля «Белхатув»”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punkt widokowy na Kopalnię Bełchatów and Parafia Najświętszej Maryi Panny Anielskiej w Kleszczowie.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Oczyszczalnia ścieków w Kleszczowie and Szkoła Podstawowa im. Janusza Korczaka w Kleszczowie.
Łódzkie: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Łódź, Piotrków Trybunalski, and Bełchatów.
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