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# Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)
Spiennes (Mons) · Belgium

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 2000.

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City / localitySpiennes (Mons)

Country / geographic scopeBelgium

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates50.42011, 3.98227

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)

Cultural · Inscription: 2000

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1006/)

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