Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial

The Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Crash Site marks the place of the plane crash in which Dag Hammarskjöld, the second and then-sitting Secretary-General of the United Nations was killed on 17 September 1961, while on a mission to the Léopoldville Congo Republic.
  • Memorial
  • …is also known as “Dag Hammarskjold Memorial”
  • Description: Memorial in Copperbelt Province, Zambia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport.

Aerodrome
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Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial

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Latitude
-12.97482° or 12° 58′ 29″ south
Longitude
28.52269° or 28° 31′ 22″ east
Open location code
5GVC2GGF+33
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tatar—“Dag Hammarskjöld Crash Site Memorial” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “达格·哈马舍尔德坠机现场纪念馆”
  • Chinese: “道格·哈馬紹墜機遺址紀念碑”
  • Chinese: “達格·哈馬舍爾德墜機現場紀念碑”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dag Hammarskjölds minnested”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dag Hammarskjölds minnestad”
  • Norwegian: “Dag Hammarskjölds minnested”
  • Swedish: “Dag Hammarskjölds haveriplats”
  • Swedish: “Dag Hammarskjölds kraschplats”
  • Tatar: “Даг Хаммаршёльд авиаһәлакәте урыны мемориалы”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dag Hammerskjold Police Post and Ndola Motopark.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Dag Hammarskjold Primary School and Ndola Girls National Technical School.

Copperbelt: Highlights

Notable places include Ndola and Kitwe.

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