Spiennes

Spiennes

Spiennes

Sub-municipality of the city of Mons, Belgium

For the World Heritage Site, see Neolithic flint mines of Spiennes.

Spiennes (French pronunciation: [spjɛn]; Walloon: Spiene) is a sub-municipality of the city of Mons located in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Mons.[1]

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Heritage

The locality is well known for its neolithic flint mines,[2] which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2000.

References

  1. [1]
    "LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977" (PDF).
  2. [2]
    "Neolithic Flint Mines of Petit-Spiennes : Official web site". Archived from the original on 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
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