Blaenavon Industrial Landscape

Blaenavon Industrial Landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Blaenavon, Wales.UNESCO, "Blaenavon Industrial Landscape"; retireved 2012-4-20  It includes coal and ore mines, quarries, a primitive railway system, furnaces, workers' homes, and the social infrastructure of the community.

History
The town of Blaenavon and 3,290 hectares in the region of the town were named a World Heritage Site in 2000.Blaenavon World Heritage Site, 
"World Heritage Status" . Retrieved 2012-4-20.  The area around Blaenavon shows of the importance of South Wales as the world's major producer of iron and coal in the 19th century.

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Related pages 
 List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

References

Other websites


  Blaenavon World Heritage Site website

Category:Buildings and structures in Wales
Category:World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom