Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917)

Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917) is a battlefield in Loos-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917) is situated nearby to the cemetery Jardin du Souvenir, as well as near the prison Centre pénitentiaire de Vendin-le-Vieil.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loos British Cemetery and Logement des Sœurs des cités de la fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens.

Loos British Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loos British Cemetery is situated 1½ km southwest of Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917).

Logement des Sœurs des cités de la fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens

Historic building

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Logement des Sœurs des cités de la fosse n° 12 des mines de Lens is a historic building, which is situated 2 km south of Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917).

Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse dite chapelle du 14 de Lens

Chapel

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse dite chapelle du 14 de Lens is situated 1½ km south of Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lens and Liévin.

Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 5 km southwest of Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917).

Avion

Town

Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 5 km south of Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917).

Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917)

Type: Battlefield
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Loos-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.45752° or 50° 27′ 27″ north

Longitude

2.81741° or 2° 49′ 3″ east

Open location code

9F24FR58+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2883775383

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=battlefield

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In Other Languages

“Battle of Hill 70 (August 1917)” goes by many names.

French: “Bataille de la côte 70 (Août 1917)”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jardin du Souvenir and Centre pénitentiaire de Vendin-le-Vieil.

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