Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery

Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery is a cemetery in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Arrondissement of Arras, Hauts-de-France. Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery is situated nearby to Monument to Polish volunteer soldiers, as well as near the peak Mont de Mortier.

Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park and La Targette French War Cemetery (WWI).

Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park

Park

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.

Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park is situated 2 km east of Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery.

La Targette French War Cemetery (WWI)

Cemetery

Photo: Poudou99, CC BY-SA 3.0.

La Targette French War Cemetery (WWI) is situated 2 km south of Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery.

Zouave Valley Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zouave Valley Cemetery is situated 1½ km northeast of Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liévin and Avion.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 7 km north of Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery.

Avion

Town

Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 8 km northeast of Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery.

Arras is an attractive town in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was much fought-over in World War I and is mainly visited by tourists travelling from or to the nearby ports of Calais and Boulogne.

Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Cimetière militaire tchécoslovaque” and “Neuville-Saint-Vaast Czechoslovakian Cemetery”
Categories: foreign military cemetery maintained in perpetuity at the expense of the French State, cemetery, and tourism
Location: Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.3659° or 50° 21′ 57″ north

Longitude

2.74439° or 2° 44′ 40″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9F249P8V+9Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 123684303

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q27479551

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In Other Languages

From Czech to French—“Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery” goes by many names.

Czech: “Československý vojenský hřbitov La Targette”
Dutch: “Tsjecho-Slowaakse militaire begraafplaats la Targette”
French: “cimetière militaire tchécoslovaque de Neuville-Saint-Vaast”
French: “Monument à la compagnie Nazdar et cimetière tchécoslovaque”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monument to Polish volunteer soldiers and Mont de Mortier.

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