Sizzling Europe

Genk is simply one of the most significant industrial cities in Flanders which is situated on the Albert Canal just between Antwerp and Liege.

The city was lately voted the friendliest city in Europe by the SEA Tourist Commission. It originated as a Celtic village and was eventually converted to Christianity during the 10^th century. Genk was a peaceful village which served as a home to landscape painters and writers. When Black Gold was found in the village, many Belgian and foreigners migrate to the place and it then became the biggest city in Limburg.

Genk is currently the third economical city in Belgium which offers over 45,000 jobs. The city is also showcasing many magnificent sites just like Bokrijk which is an open-air museum, the old coalmines of Zwartberg, Waterschei, and also Winterslag that are surrounded by big black mountains of dug up soil and coal remnants. Genk is also called The Green City because of its nature reserve called De Maten.

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