Koersel

Koersel is a village in the Belgian province of Limburg and is a submunicipality of Beringen. It was an independent municipality until 1977.^[1] It has around 18,000 inhabitants.

The defunct Beringen coal mine [nl] is located in Koersel

History

Koersel was first mentioned in 1166 as Corsela; either from the Latin curticella: small farm, or from the Germanic Corsala: Cor's farm.^[1]

In 1909, started the construction of the Beringen coal mine [nl] and in October 1919 the first coal seam was reached at a depth of 623 metres.^[2] The football stadium of Koersel is Mijnstadion (translated: mine stadium).

References

1 2 "Koersel". Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
↑ "Koersel". beringen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

51°03′31″N 5°16′18″E / 51.05861°N 5.27167°E / 51.05861; 5.27167

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[VI-1] 1 2 "Koersel". Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[2] "Koersel". beringen.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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