Saint Julien Memorial
The St. Julien Memorial, also known as The Brooding Soldier, is a Canadian war memorial and small commemorative park located in the village of Saint-Julien, Langemark, Belgium.Photo: Snipersnoop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: war memorial commemorating Canadian military forces in World War I, in Saint Julien, Belgium
- Also known as: “Saint Julien Canadian Memorial”, “St. Julien Memorial”, and “The Brooding Soldier”
- Inscription: “This column marks the battlefield where 18,000 Canadians on the British left withstood the first German gas attacks the 22-24 April 1915 2,000 fell and lie buried nearby”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Steenakkermolen and Sint-Juliaanskerk.
Steenakkermolen
Windmill
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Steenakkermolen is a windmill, which is situated 580 metres southeast of Saint Julien Memorial.
Sint-Juliaanskerk
Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Juliaanskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Saint Julien Memorial.
St. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Julien Dressing Station Cemetery is situated 1¼ km south of Saint Julien Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Langemark and Zonnebeke.
Langemark
Village
Langemark is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a subdivision of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle. The village has about 5,000 inhabitants.
Zonnebeke
Town
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zonnebeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Beselare, Gheluvelt, Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. Zonnebeke is situated 4½ km southeast of Saint Julien Memorial.
Passendale
Suburb
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Passendale or Passchendaele is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. Passendale is situated 6 km east of Saint Julien Memorial.
Saint Julien Memorial
- Categories: war memorial, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.89963° or 50° 53′ 59″ northLongitude
2.94066° or 2° 56′ 26″ eastOpen location code
9F24VWXR+V7OpenStreetMap ID
way 1112050226OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4350430
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Vlaams—“Saint Julien Memorial” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Saint Julien Memorial”
- Dutch: “The Brooding Soldier”
- Finnish: “Saint Julien Memorial”
- Finnish: “The Brooding Soldier”
- French: “Mémorial de Saint-julien”
- French: “Mémorial de Saint-Julien”
- French: “Soldat en méditation”
- Hungarian: “Saint Julien-i háborús emlékmű”
- Portuguese: “Memorial de Saint Julien”
- Vlaams: “De Canadien”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lt. Edward Donald Bellew, VC Memorial and Kunstatelier Jan fieuw.
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