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Molenveldstraat 7, 3631 MAASMECHELEN

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Museumapotheek Oud-Rekem - 2

Museumpharmacy

At the Groenplaats in Oud-Rekem, the most beautiful village in Flanders, there is an attractive building from 1820. Part of this building is furnished as a museum pharmacy with a doctor's cabinet. It was once the private pharmacy of a doctor who made his own medicine. At the time, a doctor was also a surgeon, dentist, gynecologist and even coroner.

You will not only see shelves full of pots filled with products from the 19th century, but you will even find an original delivery chair, delivery bars and coroner material in the doctor's old office. Continue your way under the guidance of an experienced guide and discover a collection of glass stones and pots, scales, measuring and mixing cups, medical books and so on!

We owe the original state of this to the Humblé family, which housed the drugstore annex pharmacy from the 19th century. In 1891 there came a doctor's practice from Dr Gerard Humblé. His son, Dr. Fans Humblé, continued the practice until 1970. In 1985 the content of the practice was transferred to VZW Renovatie Rekem.

Museumkerk Oud-Rekem - 2

Museumchurch ´Oud Rekem`

The main building on the Groenplaats is the baroque Sint-Pieterskerk. In 1704, Count Ferdinand d’Aspremont-Lynden of Reckheim signed an agreement with the Bishop of Liège, stating that he was allowed to demolish the parish church on the castle estate, provided that he would build a new one elsewhere.

A number of farms on the Groenplaats were expropriated to free up space for the construction of a new church. Work commenced that same year. However, the count did not keep his promise. As soon as the choir and part of the nave were ready, he stopped the works due to lack of money. The actual reason was an old feud between the clergy and the count family.

The church remained unfinished until 1722, the year in which pastor Maghin was appointed pastor van Rekem. The latter was very pleased that Countess Antonia, a sister of Count Ferdinand, was prepared to intervene financially, so that the construction work could be resumed. Unfortunately, the church was not spared from disaster afterwards. In 1755 a fire broke out in the small town of Reckheim and together with 21 houses the church partially burned down. After the difficult start of 1704, the church now remained as a ruin until it was put back into use in 1774.

Because the church became too small years later due to the increasing number of parishioners from Rekem and Visé, a larger church was built in 1956 in the Kleinveld. After being the center of Rekem's parochial life for two centuries, the old parish church was taken over by the city council in the same year to be converted into a museum.

Under the motto "church becomes church again", the interior was restored to its original form and after a thorough restoration in 2015, it can now be admired in all its glory.

Landbouwmuseum "de Nostalgie" - Landbouwmuseum

Landbouwmuseum "de Nostalgie"

The aim of the farming "nostalgia" is to go back in time and get acquainted with the hard, everyone back but also beautiful peasant life of the past. Even ordinary life was in the museum portrayed. Who knows how to separate the wheat from the chaff, how they milked cows or tractors which there is reason in the field? Some things that Ivo Smeets has found are recognizable but forget others, even of the 19th century.

Carnavalsmuseum - carnavalmuseum

Carnavalsmuseum

The carnival museum shows the history of the carnival in Maasmechelen again. The scope and variety of this collection is reflected in the displayed attributes, pictures, posters, pictures and beautiful costumes.

Het Greven en het waterproductiecentrum in Eisden - Waterproductiecentrum

Het Greven en het waterproductiecentrum in Eisden

Guided walk through the nature reserve het Gan and a visit to the water production centre branch of the Water group. Accompanied by a guide, specially trained for this area, visits the walkers the sunken village, caused by the mine subsidence. My prolapse everywhere for in my area, but E-Village is the only location in the county where the impact of the mine subsidence are clearly visible. After a trip through the canopies of the trees, one sinks off in nature reserve het Gan where there by the mine subsidence different water sources have come to the surface. The Water group processes this spring water from a drinkable product. The process of source to drinking water is visited in the buildings of the Water group.

Sint-Barbarakerk - Sint-Barbarakerk

Saint Barbara church

The parish church was built by the order of Saint Barbara the mine company and was designed by architect Auguste Van nieuwenborg from Uccle. It is dedicated to Saint Barbara, patron saint of the miners. the Church was built in neo-Gothic style as a building filled with brick walls of reinforced skeleton show. The Church is 56 metres long and has a 53 metre high tower. The red and blue in the beautiful stained glass Windows was initiated on the red and blue in the glass windows of the Cathedral of Chartres.
The Saint Barbara Church is only accessible at Eucharist celebrations or with guide. This is the Foundation to book through Heritage Eagle

Eisden Tuinwijk en het mijnverleden - Eisden Tuinwijk

Eisden Tuinwijk en het mijnverleden

Discover the Garden District and my Eisdense monuments. Who goes in search of the Eisdense my past discovered as racy as different tracks. As exclamation marks she straightened up in a story that remained after the mine closure, when the total demolition of the my heritage had already been concluded, threatened to be wiped out. A mijnsité who with her facades the architectural culmination of the residential areas: the old cités. Four restored and reused my buildings, a directors-and then in a miner's cottage, which statues, each for its own period in the Visual Arts and a castle ... an offer that, against his background, not uniform however can be more varied.

Koninginnepark met standbeeld Koningin Elisabeth en kiosk - standbeeld Sint Elisabeth in het park

Koninginnepark met standbeeld Koningin Elisabeth en kiosk

On 16 October 1922 brought her Majesty Queen Elisabeth Eisdense a visit to the Garden District. The descent of the Queen in the mine at the time made such an impression on the people that built a park with the statue of the Queen. The image is of white Carrara marble, In the Queen's park is also a kiosk where numerous events take place

Bospark Cultureel centrum met de directeurswoning - bospark

Bospark Cultureel centrum met de directeurswoning

The House was built in 1912 for the mine Director; They got the classic place, opposite the main entrance of the mine. When the demise of the mining shafts, turned out to be unsuitable for the place remained for the directors House preserved. the first Director-Manager that this property involved was the Walloon mining engineer Adolphe Demeure. Now this building is located in Restaurant de Mangerie and business House. Behind the former Director's home is the forest park, an area of five hectares consisting of trees and flowers.

Waterburcht Pietersheim - Waterburcht Pietersheim

Waterburcht Pietersheim

Kapel van Mazenhoven - Kapel van Mazenhoven

Kapel van Mazenhoven

The chapel Vilain XIIII in mazenhoven symbolizes the wealth of the region. Above the portal still show off the coats of arms of the families. From the chapel you have a very beautiful panoramic views over the river Maas.

Museum van de Mijnwerkerswoning - museum van de mijnwerkerswoning

Museum van de Mijnwerkerswoning

The Museum of the miner's House is in the heart of the old garden district around the former pit Limburg Maas. The double House was built in 1925 and is a fine example of the English ' garden city-architecture '.

Het Kruinenpad - Kruinenpad

The Kruinenpad

As of the dike of the Zuid-Willemsvaart, you will leave for a unique adventure, literally being ‘a high-level experience’. The Tree Crown Path passes through the crowns of the trees and is a real elevated bridge installed in the mine subsidence area. This unique trail provides a privileged view of the remarkable consequences of the mine subsidence in a beautiful setting. But your eyes will also be popping out of your head with all those birds and insects between the trees. The Kruinenpad is 181 meters long.

The Kruinenpad is located between cycling junctions 48 and 55.
Do you want to discover the Kruinenpad on foot? Follow the red-blazed trail (14km) from RivierPark Maasvallei, departing from Leut.

Do you want to visit The Kruinenpad by car? Park in parallel at the end of Kerkhofstraat in Eisden-Dorp and walk towards the canal dyke. Attention! Do not park past the barrier even if it is open.

Free admission.
Open every day, from sunrise till sunset.

Tevhid Moskee - Tevhid Moskee

Tevhid Moskee

In 1964 the Turkish miners came together on the Paul Lambert Avenue in a wooden building. Now here is a nice building with minaret. This is a tower from which the imam calls the faithful to prayer. At the back of the mosque you see a bulge. This is the niche where the imam stands for leading the prayers. This nis is facing towards the East, in the direction of Mecca.

Schachtbok - Schachtbok Eisden

Schachtbok

Wandelgebied Connecterra - Connectera

Wandelgebied Connecterra

Terril - 1

Terril

Toegangspoort Connecterra - Maasmechelen - Lange Terill

Toegangspoort Connecterra - Maasmechelen

Maasmechelen Village - Omgeving

Maasmechelen Village

At the crossroads of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, Maasmechelen Village is home to more than 100 boutiques offering leading local and international brands at reduced prices all year round. Brands like Guess, Escada, Karen Millen, Ted Baker, UGG® and Swarovski are available with savings up to 60% on the recommended retail price. Shopping is a real pleasure here thanks to the spacious 21st-century village-style setting that lends itself to a relaxed and stress-free atmosphere. And with glorious countryside, picturesque villages, historic cities and fine gastronomic heritage nearby, make your visit to Maasmechelen Village part of a longer stay in the region. With more than 1600 free parking spaces and less than an hour's drive from Brussels, Antwerp, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Maastricht, this relaxed and sophisticated shopping haven is easily accessible.

Molen Nieuw Leven - Molen Nieuw leven

Molen Nieuw Leven

Mill "new life" is a half open standard mill dating from 1801 who belonged to the domain property of the family Vilain XIIII. In 1920, the mill property of the coal mine E and still later the mill was purchased by the municipality of Maasmechelen. She was already in 1945 as a monument protected and belonged to the oldest windmill type. The mill was thoroughly restored In 1995. Miller Albert Venn keeps the mill running.

Standbeeld "De Putmannen" - Standbeeld de Putmannen

Standbeeld "De Putmannen"

The Putmannen ' is the name of the monument that shows off on the church square in tribute to the 251 miners who perished in the mine of Eastwood, during (or because of) their work. It is a design of the Eisdense artist Vandana Gandhi. He designed a hollow, rectangular column on a low pedestal, with two open walls, which a passage, port or elevator cage ' create ' with a glass floor above a deep ' put '. Referring to the mine; the surface.

Historische site Tivoli - Hotel Beau Séjour

Historische site Tivoli

Maascentrum De Wissen - Maascentrum De Wissen

Maascentrum De Wissen

André Dumont Monument - Monument Andre Dumont As

André Dumont Monument

Iers Kruis - Landmark Lafelt

Iers Kruis

Stalenstraat - Stalenstraat

Stalenstraat

Stalenstraat was constructed to connect the mine with the garden suburb in the heyday of black gold. As such the street attracted a great deal of pedestrian traffic and became a flourishing commercial and entertainment centre. You’ll still find small shops of every description, including ethnic fruit and vegetable shops selling Greek and Turkish specialities. A feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds! The many cultural clubs of various nationalities add a further touch of colour to this convivial working-class street.

Windmolen De Hoop - Windmolen de Hoop

Windmolen De Hoop

Sint-Mauritiuskerk - Mauritiuskerk

St. Mauritius Church

Situated immediately behind the town hall, the St. Mauritius Church is a rare example of a hall church in our region. Its interior is beautifully renovated in the neo-gothic style and tradition. Also noteworthy is the rich colouring of the neo-gothic stained-glass windows and modern wall painting.

Jazz Bilzen Wandeling - graffititoren

Jazz Bilzen Wandeling

Tuinwijk Zwartberg - Tuinwijk Zwartberg

Zwartberg City Garden

The garden city – often referred to as a ‘cité’ - built in Zwartberg was a copy of the garden suburb in Seraing [Province of Liège]. The plan consisted of a circular ‘square’ - Place Cockerill - with a statue of industrialist John Cockerill. This was the Cité-Noord (North) where the mine’s executives had their houses. There was a clear hierarchy between the Cité-Noord and the Cité-Zuid (South), which consisted of small workers’ houses. They all had a garden, of course, because garden suburbs had to earn their name! The two cités were separated by a railway line.

Schachtbok - schachtbok C-mine

Headframe

A headframe is the construction at the top of a mine shaft containing the winding gear used to take men to the pit face and bring coal to the surface. The headframe you see here was constructed over the old one in 1963, which explains the height difference. Interestingly as a result Winterslag minefield boasts the oldest (1915) and youngest (1963) headframe in the Kempen basin. You can climb the youngest one... and it’s well worth it for the view!

Neermolen - Neermolen Neeroeteren

Neer mill

The oldest Bosbeek mill sits in the shadow of St Lambertus church. This grain mill was first put into operation as early as 1330.The timber and loam structure made way for the existing building in 1859. The miller is eager to tell you - and show you - how the grain is ground into flour.

Kruisherenkerk Maaseik - Kruisherenkerk gevel

Kruisheren church

The restored Kruisheren church was built in 1767 and is the only church in Limburg to have a Rococo interior.
Tours led by official guides every Sunday between 15.00 and 17.30 May to September.
Mass: Saturday 18.00 and Sunday 8.00 and 10.30.

Sint-Servaaskerk - kerk

Sint-Servaaskerk

Spoorwegviaduct - spoorwegviaduct

Spoorwegviaduct

Sint-Lambertuskerk, 's-Gravenvoeren - kerkplein 's-Gravenvoeren

Sint-Lambertuskerk, 's-Gravenvoeren

Vakwerkhuizen - vakwerk

Vakwerkhuizen

Steenboskapel - luchtfoto Steenboskapel

Steenboskapel

Rijtuigmuseum - Glaslandauer.

Rijtuigmuseum

Moerenpoortmuseum - Moerenpoort

Moerenpoortmuseum

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