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Sint-Aldegondislaan zn, 3570 ALKEN

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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!

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The oldest private pharmacy in Belgium

Six generations of pharmacists sold pills, ointments and medicines at this location between 1704 and 1959.The wealth of herbs in the drawers spreads a wonderfully pleasant aroma. Thomas Botti welcomes you to his colourful 18th century pharmacy. He was the first pharmacist compelled to keep his poisons behind lock and key. For instance, the Belladonna powder, which was popular among young women looking for a husband, was kept here. And the golden pills that reflected your status in the community Curious about more secrets of this pharmacy.

Ontdek de Vennestraat: Straat van de zintuigen - Vennestraat muurschildering

Discover the Vennestraat

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Voormalig kolenspoor - Voormalig kolenspoor Teut

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Hasselt Montmartre Art Market

Cute little market with handmade trinkets!
The last 7 Saturday afternoons of July and August, Capucienenplein (behind the Tourism department) is transformed into a Mini Montmartre, where artists sell their self-made arts and crafts.
With all possible forms of expression: paintings, watercolors, ceramics, cacti, greeting cards, jewelery, jam, handicraft, etc.

Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk - Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk

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Be sure to visit the remarkable village of Heppeneert.
Every house is built on the west side of the road along the Maas levee.
Heppeneert's parochial church has been a busy place of pilgrimage since 1883.
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Academy Hall - Architectural gem

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Open from April 1 till October 31, only during the weekends from 02:00 PM till 05:00 PM. Closed from November 1 till March 31.

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A walk through Genk in the twentieth century.

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Sint-Eucheriuskapel van Brustem - Sint-Eucheriuskapel van Brustem

Sint-Eucheriuskapel van Brustem

Dates back to the 12th century. Pilgrims
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C-mine Design Centre

The C-mine design centre provides a platform for inspirational design projects by young designers as well as established companies. Be sure to keep an eye on the calendar so as not to miss the exciting design exhibitions and shows regularly held here.

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Sint-Martinuskerk

The village is dominated by the tall ( 23 metres) railway bridge. It is part of the rail connection Tongeren-Aken, built by the Germans in the Great War (World War I). This highlevel overpass links the railway line to the longest rail tunnel of Flanders (2070 metres). The steeple of the St-Martinus church dates back to the 13th century. Reverend Veltmans (1866- 1954) is buried to the left of the church tower. He played an important role in saving the Dutch character of the Voer region. Among the old tombstones on the churchyard there is one from the 16h century. It can be found just behind the graves of an RAF aircraft crew, (their plane crashed in 1944).A little further along the road the Veltmanshuis may be found, named after reverend Veltmans, a former chapterhouse from the first half of the 18th century. Until 1971 it served as the presbytery. Now it is the Cultural Centre of the Flemish Community.
The two central Voer villages of St-Martens and St Pietersvoeren have a concentration of flintstone buildings unequalled anywhere in Flanders. Especially the hamlet of Veurs has a great many old timber frame farmhouses, so characteristic of this region. Most of these dwellings date back to the 18th or the beginning of the 19th century.

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Sacred Heart Church (Heilig Hartkerk)

Sacred Heart Church was built on the initiative of industrialist and art collector Baron Evence Coppée between 1921 and 1925 and consecrated in 1925. Architect Blomme borrowed elements from different styles for the brick church. The church tower has a distinctive pear-shaped spire. The church furnishings combine eighteenth and nineteenth-century elements. The doorway is framed by a double round arch which is very much in keeping with the houses in the mining city’s garden suburb. The stained glass representing the life of Christ and the martyrdom of St Barbara is also noteworthy. See if you can find this patron saint of the mineworkers. She keeps an eye on Ghent artist Raf Mailleux’s mine workers’ sculpture from a niche in the façade.

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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.

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.

Ursulakapel - Ursulakapel

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