Soumagne

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Soumagne
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Soumagne (Liège)
Soumagne
Soumagne
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Wallonia
Province : Liege
District : Liege
Coordinates : 50 ° 37 '  N , 5 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '  N , 5 ° 45'  E
Area : 27.14 km²
Residents: 16,925 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 624 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 4630-33
Prefix: 04
Mayor: Chantal Daniel (currently independent)

Local government address : 		Administration Communale
Avenue de la Coopération, 38
4630 Soumagne
Website: www.soumagne.be
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Soumagne is a municipality in the Belgian province of Liege . It consists of the localities Soumagne, Ayeneux, Cerexhe-Heuseux, Évegnée-Tignée, Mélen and Micheroux .

description

The longest railway tunnel in Belgium (6505 m), the Soumagne tunnel, was built in the municipality and is part of the HSL 3 high-speed line , which connects Liège with the German border near Aachen .

Between 1580 and 1970, coal was mined in the communes of Soumagne and Aeyneux, on an industrial scale from the middle of the 19th century. The conveyor systems have been listed as an industrial cultural monument since 1992.

From 1942 to 1944, the German occupiers operated a branch of the Lebensborn , called "Maternité des Ardennes", in the area of ​​the municipality .

  • St. Lambertus Church from 1694 and rectory

  • Headframe of the Bois-Bas pit

  • Entering the tunnel on the high-speed line

Web links

Commons : Soumagne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Report on Lebensbornstation in the archive of the daily newspaper "Le Soir"