Borinage

thumb|right|200 px| Borains (from Jemappes) fired upon by the civic guard of Mons during the [[Belgian general strike of 1893 (Le Petit Journal, May 1893)]]

Key facts

Settlement.name: Borinage
Settlement.settlement_type: Region of Belgium
Settlement.image_caption: Typical views of the Borinage
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Wallonia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hainaut
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belgium
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 270
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Belgium

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Rise and fall of coal
Belgian general strikes
''Misère au Borinage''
Present-day Borinage
References

thumb|right|200 px| Borains (from Jemappes) fired upon by the civic guard of Mons during the [[Belgian general strike of 1893 (Le Petit Journal, May 1893)]]

The Borinage () is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut in Belgium. The name derives from the coal mines of the region, bores, meaning mineshafts in local dialect. The region formed part of the wider industrial belt known as the Sillon industriel. In French, the inhabitants of the Borinage are called Borains.

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