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Standing on top (100m) of the slag heap (in Flemish: "terril" or "tris") of Beringen you can enjoy this 360° view of the province Limburg (East) and parts of the Provinces Antwerp (West) and Brabant (South-West). These "mountains" are the remains of the coal mining industry that gave economic & social life shape in Limburg. You can see the other mines and heaps in the panorama to the East (Heusden-Zolder, Houthalen, Winterslag, Waterschei & Zwartberg). The Beringen coalmine started production quite late in 1922 due to engineering problems (water breaking in); On October 28, 1989 it closed its doors after a total production of 79.332.000 tons !! . The remaining slag heaps and mining buildings are still very obvious around the city.The mining museum (an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage) is one of Beringen’s main attractions, retracing the industrial history of the region.

Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 51° 4' 21.12" N Longitude: 5° 14' 5.95" E Elevation: 100m Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot. Show at MultiMap.com [what is MultiMap?] Show at Google Maps [what is Google Maps?] Show in Google Earth* [what is Google Earth?] * requires Google Earth installed on your computer Date/Time: June 18 2008 11:30 AM Equipment: Nikon D300 with AF16-85mm f3.5-5.6 VR on Seitz VR-drive - PTgui - Cubicconverter - Adobe Photoshop.