the year in which Maastricht applies to become the European Capital of Culture. This, and the factory's particular location at the Sint Pietersberg, the only Dutch mountain, again starts the old questions concerning the relevance of industrial heritage for the city and its cultural cluster, and...
Introduction:Maastricht, 16th of December 1991: It was an ordinary day at the ENCI cement factory.Excavators dug off limestone in the Sint Pietersberg quarry, a bit south of the city. Clinkerwas made in the large furnace and cement was filled in sacks or tank cars wherewith theproduct was...