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This
first European Industrial and Technical Heritage
Weekend took place in the National museum of
Distilling in Hasselt, and in and around the unique
buildings of the coalmine of Beringen (Flanders,
Belgium). The last is a splendid industrial
archaeological area: it is the largest mining
complex in Europe that is completely protected by
law. The colliery is surrounded by a network of
transport infrastructure (coal harbour and canal,
railroads and roads) and a large mining village,
including the houses of miners and engineers,
schools, church, a convent, playing fields
(football, tennis), meeting halls, cinema,... all
built by the mining company.
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