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Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgiumi
Regional Level Types
Hainaut blast furnaceSmelter (Abandoned)
CouilletSub-municipality
CharleroiMunicipality
HainautProvince
WalloniaRegion
BelgiumCountry

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Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
00482380017272051608763.jpg
Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
08866830017272051618680.jpg
Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
09063500017272341876482.jpg
Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
00482380017272051608763.jpg
Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
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Interior view of the Hainaut metallurgical plant, ca. 1920.

Hainaut blast furnace, Couillet, Charleroi, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 23' 41'' North , 4° 28' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Smelter (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Charleroi200,132 (2011)2.8km
Châtelet35,238 (2011)4.0km
Farciennes11,488 (2011)6.2km
Gerpinnes11,977 (2012)7.4km
Aiseau10,906 (2011)8.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
4M6110 Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut8km
Mindat Locality ID:
425488
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425488:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Usines Métallurgiques du Hainaut,


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