Wire of Death
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- Type: Memorial
- Description: electrified border fence in Belgium at the border with the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Niklaaskerk and Kempen.
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Church
Sint-Niklaaskerk is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Wire of Death.
Kempen
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kempen is a nature reserve, which is situated 4 km northeast of Wire of Death.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Postel and Luyksgestel.
Postel
Hamlet
Photo: Ritipitie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Postel is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km west of Wire of Death.
Luyksgestel
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luyksgestel is a village in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Brabant, within the municipality of Bergeijk. Luyksgestel is situated 6 km east of Wire of Death.
Loo
Village
Photo: Timo Beil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loo is a village, which is situated 7 km east of Wire of Death.
Wire of Death
- Categories: border barrier and historic site
- Location: Bergeijk Municipality, North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.29881° or 51° 17′ 56″ northLongitude
5.23975° or 5° 14′ 23″ eastOpen location code
9F3776XQ+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4766304020OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q1545789
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Walloon—“Wire of Death” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سلك الموت”
- Danish: “Dodendraad”
- Dutch: “De Draad”
- Dutch: “Dodelijke Draad”
- Dutch: “Dodendraad”
- Dutch: “Dodenhek”
- Dutch: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- French: “Clôture électrique entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas”
- French: “Fil De La Mort”
- French: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- German: “De Draad”
- German: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- Latin: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- Limburgan: “Elektrische draod”
- Limburgan: “Elektrische Draod”
- Limburgan: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- Picard: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- Polish: “De Draad”
- Polish: “Granicznej barierę wysokiego napięcia”
- Russian: “Проволока смерти”
- Spanish: “Alambrada de la Muerte”
- Ukrainian: “Дріт смерті”
- Vlaams: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
- Walloon: “Grenzhochspannungshindernis”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grenspark De Kempen and Steenhoven Country Club.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wire of Death”. Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.