Sillon industriel of Belgium
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The Sillon industriel of Belgium is the country’s historic industrial backbone, a densely urbanized corridor of former coal mining and heavy industry stretching across Wallonia.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | industrial region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sillon industriel
NERFINISHED
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Walloon industrial axis NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial backbone of Belgium ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Flanders to the north
ⓘ
France to the southwest ⓘ Germany to the east ⓘ Netherlands to the northeast ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dense urbanization
ⓘ
former coal mining ⓘ heavy industry ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| currentTrend |
economic restructuring
ⓘ
urban regeneration ⓘ |
| economicImportance | former core of Belgian heavy industry ⓘ |
| experienced | industrial decline in late 20th century ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
Haute-Sambre valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meuse valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Vesdre valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | former coal mining belt of Wallonia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
dense workers’ housing ⓘ railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
former collieries
ⓘ
industrial archaeology sites ⓘ steelworks brownfields ⓘ |
| historicalRole | historic industrial backbone of Belgium ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegion | French-speaking Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wallonia
ⓘ
southern Belgium ⓘ |
| mainIndustries |
coal mining
ⓘ
glass industry ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| partOf | Walloon industrial basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Charleroi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Louvière NERFINISHED ⓘ Liège NERFINISHED ⓘ Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Namur NERFINISHED ⓘ Seraing NERFINISHED ⓘ Verviers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subregionOf | Dorsale wallonne (Walloon backbone) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPeak |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
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