Dedication Stone
Dedication Stone is a memorial in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Hauts-de-France. Dedication Stone is situated nearby to the explosion crater Grange Crater, as well as near Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park and Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Vinckie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. Canadian National Vimy Memorial is situated 1 km north of Dedication Stone.
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is situated 670 metres northwest of Dedication Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Méricourt and Lens.
Méricourt
Town
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. Méricourt is situated 8 km northeast of Dedication Stone.
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.
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 Dedication Stone.
Dedication Stone
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Ce terrain a été concédé gratuitement et à perpétuité par la nation Francaise au peuple Canadien - This land is the free gift in perpetuity of the French nation to the People of Canada”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.37143° or 50° 22′ 17″ northLongitude
2.77114° or 2° 46′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F249QCC+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 797764132OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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