Christmas Truce Monument
Christmas Truce Monument is a memorial in Mesen, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders. Christmas Truce Monument is situated nearby to Messines Ridge British Cemetery, as well as near the town hall Stadhuis Mesen - Hôtel de Ville de Messines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Messines Ridge British Cemetery and Saint Nicholas‘ Church.
Messines Ridge British Cemetery
Cemetery
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 230 metres southwest of Christmas Truce Monument.
Saint Nicholas‘ Church
Church
Photo: Jvangaever, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Nicholas‘ Church is situated 440 metres southeast of Christmas Truce Monument.
Island of Ireland Peace Park Round Tower
Tower
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 Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wijtschate and Wulverghem.
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 Monument.
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 Monument.
Christmas Truce Monument
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Mesen, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.76572° or 50° 45′ 57″ northLongitude
2.89352° or 2° 53′ 37″ eastOpen location code
9F24QV8V+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 7666876136OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Christmas Truce and Stadhuis Mesen - Hôtel de Ville de Messines.
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