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Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

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Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

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Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

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Location: Maasmechelen, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Zutendaal

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2. Heiderbos Nature Reserve – Cycling through the Mechelse Heide loop from Eisden-Tuinwijk

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3. Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Costa Brava

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Didada

August 22, 2024

Anyone looking for Eisden's mining past will discover traces that are as diverse as they are striking. They stood like exclamation marks in a history that threatened to be erased after the mine closed and the complete demolition of the mining heritage was decided. A mining site whose facades form the architectural conclusion of the residential cores: the old cités. There are also four restored and converted mining buildings, a director's house and a miner's house, three statues, each representing a different era of fine art, a castle... An offering that could not be more diverse against the uniform background.

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VISITFLANDERS

June 21, 2021

There is a lot to discover in Flanders' only national park: More than 12,000 hectares of beautiful and original nature with wonderful cycling tours await you.

Terhills is the main entrance. After the end of coal mining, nature was given free rein here. Rare butterflies now flutter at the spot where the Eisden coal mine was still running at full speed 26 years ago. You can climb three of the four existing mountain peaks. From the peaks you have an unforgettable view of the surrounding landscape of the Maas Valley and the Hoge Kempen National Park.
You have an even more beautiful view from the shaft of the former coal mine in Eisden - after all, it goes twelve meters high! On the ground floor you can get an impression of the past of this mine in a photo exhibition.

From the main entrance you can see the Ecotron, 13 high-tech ecosystem chambers in which researchers from Hasselt University simulate different climate scenarios. They want to investigate the effects of climate change on ecosystems and biodiversity.

Tip: there is plenty of room on the enormous terrace of Brasserie De Karbonkel! Strengthen yourself here for the further journey.

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xtophe

October 31, 2021

Very impressive old industrial site.

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Elevation 30 m

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Location: Maasmechelen, Tongeren, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Eisden Coal Mine Headframes (Terhills)

1. Mechelse Heide – View of the Kikbeekbron Valley loop from Zutendaal

2. Heiderbos Nature Reserve – Cycling through the Mechelse Heide loop from Eisden-Tuinwijk

3. Cycling through the Mechelse Heide – Mechelse Heide loop from Costa Brava

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