Messines Ridge British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient in Belgium on the Western Front. Messines Ridge British Cemetery is situated 480 metres west of Christmas Truce.

Island of Ireland Peace Park Round Tower

Tower

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Island of Ireland Peace Park and its surrounding park, also called the Irish Peace Park or Irish Peace Tower in Messines, near Ypres in Flanders, Belgium, is a war memorial to the soldiers of the island of Ireland who died, were wounded or are missing from World War I, during Ireland's involvement in the conflict. Island of Ireland Peace Park Round Tower is situated 660 metres south of Christmas Truce.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wijtschate and Wulverghem.

Wijtschate

Village

Photo: Herpoel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wijtschate is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Christmas Truce.

Wulverghem

Village

Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wulverghem is a Belgian village. It is the smallest village in the Heuvelland Municipality, with 260 people, and a total area of 350 hectares. Wulverghem is situated 3 km west of Christmas Truce.

Warneton

Village

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Warneton is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Comines-Warneton, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a municipality of its own until the 1977 merger of Belgian municipalities. Warneton is situated 4 km east of Christmas Truce.

Christmas Truce

Categories: sculpture and historic site
Location: Mesen, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.76542° or 50° 45′ 56″ north

Longitude

2.89763° or 2° 53′ 52″ east

Open location code

9F24QV8X+53

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7666520375

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q106432337

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