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Mechelen-Bovelingen
Mechelen-Bovelingen (French language, French: ''Marlinne'') is a village in the Belgium, Belgian province Limburg (Belgium), Limburg and a (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Heers. Characteristics Settlements The former municipality Mechelen-Bovelingen consisted of the hamlets Mechelen, Bovelingen, and the now disappeared Pepingen. Because of increasing linear settlement, the hamlets of Mechelen and Bovelingen are no longer recognizable as separate entities. Former municipality Until 1971 Mechelen-Bovelingen was a separate municipality with 1,300 inhabitants. From 1971 to 1977 it was a (sub-municipality) of Bovelingen together with Rukkelingen-Loon. In 1977 the short lived Bovelingen municipality became part of Heers municipality, to which the sub-municipality and village Mechelen-Bovelingen now belongs. Nature and landscape Mechelen-Bovelingen is on the plateau of Hesbaye, which locally has a height of 70 to 120 m. The village is in the valley of the sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanze Sugar Factory
The ''Wanze Sugar Factory'' was founded by the Sucreries Centrales SA. It is located in Wanze and is currently owned by Raffinerie Tirlemontoise. Wanze Sugar Factory is the only European sugar factory that still uses an outlying râperie connected by a pipeline. The râperie in Longchamps is located 23 km west of the central factory. History The central factory model In the 19th century, freight transport by road was very expensive. For factories depending on roads, this put a very narrow limit on the distance at which it was still economical to transport sugar beet. This limit was about 5–6 km. Therefore, there were a lot of small sugar factories. E.g. in Hainaut Province alone, there were about 90 sugar factories in 1877. As beet contained only about 10% sugar, the idea to split the production process came up. The extraction of the raw juice from the beet would be done in a râperie close to the farm. Only the raw juice would then be transported over a longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
