Courrières

Courrières is a town in the north French Département Pas de Calais close of the city Lens. The city has today about 11,000 inhabitants. The twin city of Courrières is Weissenthurm, a town on the Rhine close Koblenz.

The pit misfortune in the mine of Courrières in the year 1906 demanded 1,099 human lives.


Coordinates: 50° 27 ′ 25 " n. Break, 2° 56 ′ 58 " o. L.

 

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