Memorial to Karel Bezdicek
Memorial to Karel Bezdicek is a memorial in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Arrondissement of Arras, Hauts-de-France. Memorial to Karel Bezdicek is situated nearby to Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery, as well as near Monument to Polish volunteer soldiers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “mémorial de la compagnie tchècoslovaque Nazdar”
- Inscription: “‘Ils ont choisi de mourir pour la liberté’ (ZVOLILI ZEMRITI ZA SVOBODU) - ‘Ici le 9 mai 1915 les volontaires tchécoslovaques ont combattu pour leur patrie et pour la France’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery and Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park
Park
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Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park is situated 2 km east of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.
Zouave Valley Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zouave Valley Cemetery is situated 1½ km northeast of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arras and Grenay.
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.
Grenay
Village
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. Grenay is situated 9 km north of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.
Lens
Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.
Memorial to Karel Bezdicek
- Category: historic site
- Location: Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.36592° or 50° 21′ 57″ northLongitude
2.74461° or 2° 44′ 41″ eastOpen location code
9F249P8V+9ROpenStreetMap ID
way 375156622OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Monument to Polish volunteer soldiers and Mont de Mortier.
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