Halifax Memorial Marscherwald
Halifax Memorial Marscherwald is a memorial in Echternach, Luxembourg. Halifax Memorial Marscherwald is situated nearby to the historic site JD298, as well as near the rest area Rippëger Kopp.Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Halifax Crash Site” and “HALIFAX Square”
- Inscription: “Hei ass den HALIFAX RAF Bomber erofgefall am Zweete Weltkrich den 27. / 28. August 1943”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Antoine-l’Ermite and Tumulus.
Chapelle Saint-Antoine-l’Ermite
Church
Photo: MMFE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Antoine-l’Ermite is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Halifax Memorial Marscherwald.
Tumulus
Archaeological site
Chapelle Saint-Matthieu
Church
Photo: MMFE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Matthieu is a church, which is situated 2 km east of Halifax Memorial Marscherwald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graulinster and Rippig.
Rippig
Village
Photo: Johnny Chicago, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rippig is a village in the commune of Bech, in eastern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the village has a population of 150.
Beidweiler
Village
Beidweiler is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. As of 2025, the village has a population of 287. Beidweiler is the site of the 2000 kilowatt-transmitter for transmitting the French-speaking programme of RTL.
Halifax Memorial Marscherwald
- Category: historic site
- Location: Echternach, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.74634° or 49° 44′ 47″ northLongitude
6.29971° or 6° 17′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FX8P7WX+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 2345306805OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q105748803
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In Other Languages
“Halifax Memorial Marscherwald” goes by many names.
- Luxembourgish: “Halifax-Monument am Marscherwald”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include JD298 and Rippëger Kopp.
Nearby Places
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