Croix de 1740
Croix de 1740 is a wayside cross in Porcelette, Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle, Grand Est. Croix de 1740 is situated nearby to the spring Grotte de Eremite, as well as near the church Chapelle Notre-Dame de Porcelette.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de Porcelette and Holy Cross Church.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Porcelette
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Porcelette is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Croix de 1740.
Holy Cross Church
Church
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Holy Cross Church is situated 1 km north of Croix de 1740.
Ouvrage Kerfent
Fort
Photo: Kerfent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ouvrage Kerfent is a lesser work of the Maginot Line. Located in the Fortified Sector of Faulquemont, the ouvrage consists of three infantry blocks and an observation block, and is located between petits ouvrages Mottemberg and Bambesch, facing Germany. Ouvrage Kerfent is situated 3½ km southwest of Croix de 1740.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Avold and Creutzwald.
Saint-Avold
Town
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Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated twenty-eight miles east of Metz, France and seventeen miles southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany. Saint-Avold is situated 6 km southeast of Croix de 1740.
Creutzwald
Town
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Creutzwald is a commune in the Moselle département in Grand Est in north-eastern France, located on the German border, just south of Überherrn and west of Lauterbach-Völklingen, both in the Saarland. With Germany, it manages the Warndt forest. Creutzwald is situated 7 km northeast of Croix de 1740.
Croix de 1740
- Type: Wayside cross
- Category: historic site
- Location: Porcelette, Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.14771° or 49° 8′ 52″ northLongitude
6.65247° or 6° 39′ 9″ eastInception
1740Open location code
8FX84MX2+3XOpenStreetMap ID
node 2493531481OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_cross
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grotte de Eremite and Centre d’incendie et de secours de Porcelette.
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