Vauthier Demarcation Stone № 20
Western Front demarcation stones, known in French as bornes du Front or bornes Vauthier and in Dutch as demarcatiepalen, are monuments erected in France and Belgium to mark the limit of the German advance during the First World War.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monchy British Cemetery and Tigris Lane Cemetery.
Monchy British Cemetery
Cemetery
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Monchy British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission military cemetery containing Commonwealth burials from the First World War, located in the French department of Pas-de-Calais. Monchy British Cemetery is situated 1¼ km east of Vauthier Demarcation Stone № 20.
Tigris Lane Cemetery
Cemetery
Tigris Lane Cemetery is situated 1½ km southwest of Vauthier Demarcation Stone № 20.
Happy Valley British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Happy Valley British Cemetery is situated 2 km northeast of Vauthier Demarcation Stone № 20.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arras.
Arras
Photo: Mélanie Huguet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Vauthier Demarcation Stone № 20
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Inscription: “Ici fut repoussé l’envahisseur allemand”
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Monchy-le-Preux, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.2692° or 50° 16′ 9″ northLongitude
2.85749° or 2° 51′ 27″ eastOpen location code
9F247V94+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1375657472OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Vauthier Demarcation Stone № 20” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vauthier Demarcatiepaal nr. 20”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 20”
- German: “Vauthier-Abgrenzungsstein Nr. 20”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery and Gendarmerie nationale.
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