Centre Canal

canal, Belgium

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The Centre Canal is a waterway located in the industrial district of Hainaut province in southwestern Belgium. It serves the area around the town of La Louvière, situated between Mons and Charleroi. While the district's historical coal mines are now closed, heavy industry, including blast furnaces, steelworks, a petroleum refinery, and an automobile assembly plant, continues to operate. The canal itself is notable for its antique canal lifts, which are of archaeological interest. Belgium has an extensive network of canals, including others like the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal and the Brugge-Zeebrugge Canal, which play a significant role in transport and industry.1234

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The Centre Canal serves the district and has antique canal lifts of archaeological interest. At Mariemont, north of Morlanwelz, the 16th-century castle built by Mary of Hungary, Charles V’s sister, is open to the public.
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The Centre Canal serves the district and has antique canal lifts of archaeological interest. At Mariemont, north of Morlanwelz, the 16th-century castle built by Mary of Hungary, Charles V’s sister, is open to the public.
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