Grand Hornu

Summary

Grand Hornu is a mine^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grand Hornu is located in Boussu^[3].
• Grand Hornu is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Grand Hornu's instance of is recorded as mine^[5].
• Grand Hornu's architect is recorded as Bruno Renard^[6].
• The location of Grand Hornu was Hornu^[7].
• Grand Hornu is part of Major Mining Sites of Wallonia^[8].
• Grand Hornu's Commons category is recorded as Grand Hornu^[9].
• Grand Hornu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.435278, 'lon': 3.839444}^[10].
• Grand Hornu's official website is recorded as https://www.cid-grand-hornu.be/en/^[11].
• Grand Hornu's official website is recorded as https://www.cid-grand-hornu.be^[12].
• Grand Hornu's Commons gallery is recorded as Grand-Hornu^[13].
• Grand Hornu's described at URL is recorded as https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/research/data/2025/global-mining-dataset^[14].
• Grand Hornu's product or material produced is recorded as coal^[15].
• Grand Hornu's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[16].
• Grand Hornu's heritage designation is recorded as Exceptional heritage property of Wallonia^[17].
• Grand Hornu's heritage designation is recorded as protected heritage property in Wallonia^[18].
• Grand Hornu sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+38'}^[19].
• Grand Hornu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+15.86'}^[20].
• Grand Hornu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+47.81'}^[21].
• Grand Hornu's production rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+213508'}^[22].
• Grand Hornu's production rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+179979'}^[23].
• Grand Hornu's production rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+236852'}^[24].
• Grand Hornu's production rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+255411'}^[25].
• Grand Hornu's production rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+235861'}^[26].
• Grand Hornu's production rate is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+223002'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Grand Hornu is in the country of Belgium^[4]. It is located in Boussu^[3]. It is part of Major Mining Sites of Wallonia^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+15.86'}^[20] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+47.81'}^[21]. Grand Hornu sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+38'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Grand Hornu's instance of is recorded as mine^[5]. Heritage statuses include part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[16], Exceptional heritage property of Wallonia^[17], and protected heritage property in Wallonia^[18].

Why It Matters

Grand Hornu ranks in the top 10% of mine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]