Cartopological Landscape Sample Atlas of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine (MAPS)

Storyline:
Subterranea,
above and/or below
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This storyline will show you the Euregio Meuse-
Rhine upside down: it deals with everything that lies
beneath the earth’s surface, with or without a dark
side.
This map is a part of the Cartopological Landscape Sample Atlas
of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, published in June 2019 by Dear
Hunter.
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Heers
Lanaye (Visé)
Vaals
1. Not only the large amount of loopholes within the walls of
the castle and farm indicate there have been fought many battles
around it. It is said that when people started to plant trees in the
surroundings, they came across skeletons, and the attic of the
castle was littered with cannonballs.
2. Most of the cellars of the castle of Heers aren’t accessible
anymore, but they used to be huge. There is even a story of a
tunnel between the cellars of the castles of Heers and Veulen.
3. There’s hundreds of kilometres of shafts underneath the
Euregion Meuse-Rhine, to enable thousands of miners to dig
out the black gold. The leftovers have been put in the landscape,
slag heaps locally called terrils or mijnsteenbergen, turning the
landscape and soil literally upside down.
4. A straight tunnel of almost 2 kilometres connects both sides
of the Montagne St. Pierre. It is still accessible and was dug
before World War II. It’s huge in height and width, crossing it is a
fascinating experience.
5. Anyone with a good eye can spot a huge pipe coming out of a
meadow near to Teuven. Apparently, it’s a shaft from a railroad
tunnel, the one that also traverses the Vaalserberg.
6. There’s two rows of fortifications surrounding Liège, and to
all of the forts there’s numerous anecdotes and stories attached.
Although they’re also related to the war, there is less hesitation
and embarrassment noticeable when people are telling about
them. That’s a whole different story compared to the German
relics.