Canal du Centre
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The Canal du Centre is a historic Belgian canal in the Hainaut province, renowned for its remarkable boat lifts and role in connecting industrial waterways.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
waterway ⓘ |
| connectsWaterway |
Charleroi–Brussels Canal
NERFINISHED
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Meuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Sambre NERFINISHED ⓘ Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| elevationChangeManagedBy | boat lifts ⓘ |
| engineeringTechnique | hydraulic boat lift system ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSection | old Canal du Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernSection | new Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Strépy-Thieu boat lift
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic boat lift of Houdeng-Aimeries ⓘ historic boat lift of Houdeng-Goegnies NERFINISHED ⓘ historic boat lift of Strépy-Bracquegnies ⓘ historic boat lift of Thieu ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart | four historic boat lifts on the old Canal du Centre ⓘ |
| heritageValue | industrial heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hainaut province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wallonia ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
La Louvière
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Roeulx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
La Louvière industrial area
ⓘ
Strépy-Thieu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Service public de Wallonie (SPW) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering heritage
ⓘ
series of hydraulic boat lifts ⓘ |
| openingDate | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Belgian inland waterway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
connecting regional waterways
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | Belgian industrial basin of Hainaut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | navigable ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | historic boat lifts ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ |
| waterwayType | ship canal ⓘ |
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