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Beringen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrɪŋə (n)] ⓘ; French: Béringue, French pronunciation: [beʁɛ̃ɡ]; Limburgish: Berringe) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg.
- Be-Mine
- Vlaams Mijnmuseum
- Alpamayo Climbing Centre
- Recreatieoord T’Fonteintje
- Sportoase
- Adventure Mountain
- Sint-Pietersbandenkerk
- Vallei Van de Zwarte Beek
- ZLDR Air Factory
- Todi – The Ultimate Diving Experience
As with a lot of the Kempen basin, Coal mining in Beringen was a 20th-century phenomenon. Production began just after the First World War, peaked in the wake of the Second World War and ended with the closure of the last mine in the city in 1989. This left Beringen with obvious vestiges of the industry, in epic slag heaps and industrial architectur...
Former miners serve as guides at the museum set up in one of the old office buildings. The Flemish Mine Museum offers a complete account of the coalmining industry in the Kempen Basin. You’ll start with a geological explanation of carbonization, through peat, lignite and the various forms of coal. There’s information about the pace of change after ...
The former power station at Be-MINE has been repurposed into a spectacular indoor mining centre, named for the iconic Alpamayo mountain in Peru. Alpamayo caters to newcomers and children as much seasoned climbers. For those who have mastered things like belaying and grip technique there’s around 1,300 square metres of wall, rising to 18 metres, as ...
Close to the village of Koersel, within Beringen, there’s a recreation space that grew up around the pilgrimage chapel, t’Fonteintje (the fountain). This building goes back to the 1830s and was set up next to a spring that became venerated after a story of a man who had become lost in the heathland and was dying of thirst until he happened upon the...
One of the many bewildering sights greeting you at Be-Mine is a brand new swimming and leisure centre in the shadow of the mine’s old cooling towers. Sportoase not only looks great, integrated with the old industrial buildings, but is an easy and affordable family activity at any time of year. There’s a 25-metre pool for proper exercise, as well as...
One of Beringen’s slag heaps has been turned into an adventure playground/assault course, the likes of which you’ve surely never seen. To help you make your way up this man-made hill there’s a forest of 1,600 wooden poles. And to make the slopes more fun for younger members of the clan there are slides, rope courses, crawl tunnels and all sorts of ...
The parish church in the centre of Beringen is a monument to the continuous upheaval that beset this region from the 15th century onwards. The original Sint-Pietersbandenkerk was destroyed by the Burgundians in 1467, burnt down in 1584 in the 80 Years’ War, then destroyed again by Lorraine troops in 1654. A Baroque reconstruction was completed in 1...
You don’t need to stray far from Beringen for walks in peaceful countryside. The obvious destination around Beringen is the Vallei van de Zwarte Beek, a 1,300-hectare nature reserve on the banks of the Zwarte Beek stream. The valley has pasture and meadows fringed with oak woodland on its upper sides, and then fens and peat bogs up to eight metres ...
You may be hungry for more industrial heritage, in which case the Heusden-Zolder colliery a little way east should be your next port of call. This was the very last coal mine in Benelux to close its doors, in 1992, and today answers a question that you may have been mulling over. Exactly how were miners able to breathe in tunnels 800 metres below t...
Another out-of-the-ordinary attraction to arrive at Be-MINE in recent years is an indoor diving centre in an amazing underwater environment with 5,000 tropical fish from 30 different species. It’s an ideal, controlled environment for families to try diving for the first time, and if you’re in town for a little longer you can work towards internatio...
Jan 7, 2017 · Beringen is the gateway to the mining district, a tourist region that has so much to offer. Experience this right away in our activity area, which gives you a glimpse of this exciting mining story.
Nov 17, 2023 · Beringen is a city located in the Belgian province of Limburg and has a population of 44,000 residents. The city center of Beringen is around the Market Square (Marktplein), where the historic Town Hall (Stadhuis) and Church of Saint Peter in Chains (Sint-Pietersbandenkerk) are located.
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Things to Do in Beringen, Belgium: See Tripadvisor's 1,524 traveler reviews and photos of Beringen tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in October. We have reviews of the best places to see in Beringen. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Dec 1, 2017 · Top Things to Do in Beringen, Limburg Province: See Tripadvisor's 1,464 traveller reviews and photos of 11 things to do when in Beringen.
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