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Fours Crèvecoeur Lime Kilns

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Fours Crèvecoeur Lime Kilns

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Fours Crèvecoeur Lime Kilns

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Parc naturel des Plaines de l’Escaut

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Location: Antoing, Tournai, Hainaut, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Willem VS

October 1, 2024

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The fours Crèvecoeur in Antoing are historic lime kilns dating back to 1841. These kilns were used to burn limestone to produce lime, an important building material at the time.
During the Second World War, the inhabitants of Antoing filled the quarry to avoid deportation to Germany.

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PinionRadlerJan

November 7, 2023

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View across the canal to the old buildings.

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