Demarcation Stone No. 41
Western Front demarcation stones, known in French as bornes du Front or bornes Vauthier and in Dutch as demarcatiepalen, are monuments erected in France and Belgium to mark the limit of the German advance during the First World War.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mairie de Merville and Église Notre-Dame-des-Affligés du Sart.
Mairie de Merville
Town hall
Photo: Laika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mairie de Merville is a town hall, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Demarcation Stone No. 41.
Église Notre-Dame-des-Affligés du Sart
Church
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame-des-Affligés du Sart is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Demarcation Stone No. 41.
Église Saint-Pierre de Merville
Church
Photo: Mairie de Merville, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Pierre de Merville is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Demarcation Stone No. 41.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hazebrouck.
Hazebrouck
Town
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hazebrouck is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France. It was a small market town in Flanders until it became an important railway junction in the 1860s. Hazebrouck is situated 9 km northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 41.
Demarcation Stone No. 41
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Merville, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.65619° or 50° 39′ 22″ northLongitude
2.60663° or 2° 36′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F24MJ44+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4252335590OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 41” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 41”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 41”
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Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Délivrance and Église Saint-Gohard de Caudescure.
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