Cheratte

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Cheratte is a village in the municipality of Visé in the province of Liège, Belgium, historically known for its coal mining activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former mining town
populated place
village
administrativeStatus district of Visé
belongsTo Arrondissement of Liège
coalMiningBegan 19th century
coalMiningEnded 20th century
country Belgium
hasAlternativeName Cheratte-Bas (for lower part of village)
Cheratte-Hauteurs (for upper part of village)
hasBuildingStyle industrial architecture of early 20th century (Hasard de Cheratte)
hasCategory Former mining community in Belgium
Populated place in Liège Province
hasEconomicHistory industrialization linked to coal mining
hasFortification Fort de Cheratte (part of Fortified Position of Liège)
hasHeritageSite Hasard de Cheratte coal mine buildings
hasIndustry coal mining (historical)
hasLandmark Coal mine of Hasard de Cheratte
Fort de Cheratte
Église Saint-Joseph de Cheratte
hasReligiousBuilding Saint-Joseph church
hasStructure terraced workers’ housing (historical)
hasTransport Cheratte railway station (historical)
historicallyKnownFor coal mining
languageOfficial French
locatedIn Euroregion Meuse-Rhine
Meuse valley
Wallonia
eastern Belgium
municipality of Visé
province of Liège
linked to: Province of Liège
locatedNear Dutch border
locatedOn right bank of the Meuse River
municipalitySeat Visé (not Cheratte)
near city of Liège
linked to: Liège
partOf Belgium
Liège Province
linked to: Province of Liège

Visé
postalCode 4602
regionType former coal mining village
river Meuse
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Visé hasSubdivision Cheratte