Waal crossing memorial
Waal crossing memorial is a memorial in Nijmegen, Gelderland. Waal crossing memorial is situated nearby to the bridge 82e Airborne Divisieviaduct, as well as near Kapitein Bestebreurtje-tunnel.Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
- Type: Memorial
- Description: statue
- Also known as: “Waal Crossing Memorial”
- Inscription: “WAALCROSSING BRIDGEHEAD • KILLED IN ACTION • DIED OF WOUNDS • SEPTEMBER 1944”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Beneden-Lent and De Oversteek.
Fort Beneden-Lent
Fort
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Fort Beneden-Lent is situated 380 metres southeast of Waal crossing memorial.
De Oversteek
Bridge
Photo: Henk Monster, CC BY 3.0.
De Oversteek, also called Stadsbrug, is a road bridge over the river Waal in the Netherlands. Opened in 2013, it is situated immediately to the west of Nijmegen city centre. De Oversteek is situated 620 metres southwest of Waal crossing memorial.
Nijmegen Lent railway station
Railway station
Photo: Apdency, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nijmegen Lent is a railway station located in Lent, just north of Nijmegen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 June 2002 and is located on the Arnhem–Nijmegen railway. Nijmegen Lent railway station is situated 1 km east of Waal crossing memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nijmegen-Noord and Lent.
Lent
Village
Lent is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Nijmegen, about 2 km north of that city, on the north bank of the Waal river.
Weurt
Village
Weurt is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Beuningen, and lies about 0.1 km West of Nijmegen. Weurt was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Beuningen.
Waal crossing memorial
- Categories: statue, sculpture, war memorial, memorial column, and historic site
- Location: Nijmegen, Gelderland, Eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.8637° or 51° 51′ 49″ northLongitude
5.84725° or 5° 50′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9F37VR7W+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 13866918204OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q97009794
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Waal crossing memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Oversteek”
- Dutch: “Waalmonument”
- Dutch: “Waaloversteek-monument”
- French: “Monument de la seconde guerre mondiale”
- German: “Denkmal des Zweiten Weltkriegs”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 82e Airborne Divisieviaduct and Kapitein Bestebreurtje-tunnel.
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