콜폰테인‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪10‬개의 천연기념물

like a little trip to the moon...

It is at the confluence of the Trouille and the Nouvelles river that this waterfall bridge was born. Originally there was a mill, which was turned into a tannery after the First World War. Today it is a bucolic place surrounded by nature.

This is a summit climb. Especially on the adventurous side. There are ropes there to hoist you up. The other side is a nice wide walking path. In my opinion, the most beautiful slag heap on the GR 412.

The Crachet slag heap is a Site of Great Biological Interest (SGIB). It is also part of the Natura 2000 network to protect its exceptional fauna and flora. Located a stone's throw from the SPARKOH science museum! (former PASS), the slag heap is a fabulous educational tool which regularly welcomes school visits but also families looking for calm and nature. Thanks to its marked and well-equipped paths with stairs, small bridges, duckboards and ropes, its ascent is easy despite a difference in altitude of around 70 m. Relatively wooded, the Crachet sometimes gives way to magnificent grassy wastelands and a few ponds which encourage the development of great biodiversity. Its summit, located at an altitude of 140 m, offers a beautiful panoramic view of the Borinage slag heap range as well as the SPARKOH! site, built by the architect Jean Nouvel. In this place, the ground is adorned with red and black. Smoke can even be observed in certain places because the heap is still burning more than 60 years after the closure of the site. coal mining. https://www.destinationterrils.eu/nl/terril-du-crachet

Puits N° 1 de la SA du Charbonnage de la Grande Machine à Feu de Dour In 1891 an explosion took place here in the underground. 21 miners lost their lives. Around that time, coke ovens were also built near the mine. The shafts had a depth of 970 meters. In 1913, the company had 1067 employees divided between the N°1 and the mine "Frédéric" (N°2). During that year, 148070 tons of coal was extracted. Frédéric closed on January 6, 1932. The N°1 closed on November 30, 1954. A company is located on the mine site. A few small buildings survived. The slag heap is still partly (flattened) present. In May 2021, it was decided to demarcate three zones. A first (terril) will become a nature reserve, a second zone will become an athletics track with grandstands (Dour Sports) and a third zone will be filled with solar panels, as is the case in neighboring Vedette. https://www.belgischesteenkoolmijnen.be/borinage/grande-machine-%C3%A0-feu/

Behind the wall, the old pit of the Great Fire Engine.

Behind the wall, the old pit of the Great Fire Engine

The bridge/waterfall was built at the confluence of the Trouille and the Rivière de Nouvelles. In the early, late 12th century, there was an old domanial mill on the site, the Moulin-au-Bois. Imagine that there was a dike on the site of the current street, a large fish pond on the site of the pasture, and that there were three mill wheels instead of one. This is what the site used to look like. In 1823 the mill was sold by the city of Bergen and after the First World War it was converted into a tannery. The only remnant of the mill that is still visible today is part of the wall along the street, just before the bridge. Still, the waterfall remains one of Hyon's most symbolic places.