Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper
Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper is a memorial in Merksplas, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders. Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper is situated nearby to the museum Bezoekerscentrum Kolonie 5-7, as well as near the protected area Kolonie Merksplas.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Willibrorduskerk and Sint-Jozefkerk.
Sint-Willibrorduskerk
Church
Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sint-Willibrorduskerk is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper.
Sint-Jozefkerk
Church
Photo: Funkyxian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Jozefkerk is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rijkevorsel and Wortel.
Rijkevorsel
Town
Photo: Lieven Smits, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rijkevorsel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the town of Rijkevorsel, Achtel, Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel and Gammel. In 2021, Rijkevorsel had a total population of 12,262. The total area is 46.79 km2. Rijkevorsel is situated 4 km west of Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper.
Wortel
Village
Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten. As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor. Wortel is situated 4½ km north of Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper.
Beerse
Town
Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beerse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Beerse proper and Vlimmeren. In 2024, Beerse had a total population of 18,601. Beerse is situated 5 km southeast of Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper.
Monument ter nagedachtenis van John William Harper
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Hatfield (SY) was ook de geboorte- en woonplaats van Korporaal John William Harper, die op 29 september 1944 sneuvelde bij de bevrijding van Merksplas-Kolonie. Voor zijn heldhaftig gedrag ontving hij postuum het Victoria Cross. Zowel op het kerkhof in Ha”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Merksplas, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.35692° or 51° 21′ 25″ northLongitude
4.81727° or 4° 49′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F369R48+QWOpenStreetMap ID
node 1745345397OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
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