War Memorial, Gesves

Name: War Memorial
Address: Gesves, Belgium

#2 among attractions in Gesves

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Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I. After the end of the 1914–1918 war there was a frenzy to build memorials to commemorate those who had been killed and it has been calculated that in this period well over 36,000 individual memorials were erected throughout France with the majority of these being built between 1919 and 1926. These memorials are known as monuments aux morts - literally monuments to the dead and what are known in the United Kingdom as war memorials. ()

Local name: Monument aux MortsCoordinates: 50°24'1"N, 5°4'23"E

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Gesves Belgium

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War Memorial – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spontin Castle, Crupet Castle, Château du Moisnil, Fort de Maizeret.

6.1 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Spontin Castle
155 min walk • Spontin Castle, a hidden gem nestled in the scenic region of Wallonia, Belgium, stands as a testament to medieval architecture and history. This imposing structure, with origins dating back to the 12th century, was primarily built for defense purposes, a common trait...
6.1 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Architecture
Crupet Castle
155 min walk • Crupet Castle, is a medieval moated donjon or fortified farmhouse in the village of Crupet, Wallonia, since 1977 part of the municipality of Assesse, province of Namur, Belgium.
6.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Château du Moisnil, Marche-les-Dames
156 min walk • The Château du Moisnil is a château or manor house of Wallonia, located in the village of Maizeret, municipality of Andenne, province of Namur, Belgium.
5.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort de Maizeret
148 min walk • The Fort de Maizeret is one of nine forts built as part of the Fortifications of Namur in the late 19th century in Belgium. It was built between 1888 and 1892 according to the plans of General Henri Alexis Brialmont.
7 miNE
Monastery
Solières Abbey
179 min walk • Solières Abbey is a former Cistercian nunnery located in Wallonia in the district of Ben-Ahin, municipality of Huy, province of Liège, Belgium.
4.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Goyet Caves
109 min walk • The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Wallonia in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province, Belgium.
2.7 miNW
Monastery
Grandpré Abbey
71 min walk • Grandpré Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Wallonia located at Faulx-les-Tombes, in the province of Namur, Belgium. The only remains of the abbey are the gatehouse and the attached range at the main entrance, the farm buildings and the mill, once powered by the Samson brook, which crosses the site.
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Tours
Grottes de Goyet, Gesves
104 min walk • The Goyet Caves are a series of connected caves located in Wallonia in a limestone cliff about 15 m above the river Samson near the village of Mozet in the Gesves municipality of the Namur province, Belgium.
5.1 miN
Forts and castles
Bonneville Castle
130 min walk • Bonneville Castle is a stately home in Bonneville in the municipality of Andenne, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. Originally a farmhouse with a 15th-century donjon, it was acquired in 1617 by Jacques de Zualart, who began an extensive rebuilding, the continuance of which ruined his son, Tilmant de Zualart.
2.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Faulx-les-Tombes Castle
70 min walk • Faulx-les-Tombes Castle is a 19th-century château in Faulx-les-Tombes in the municipality of Gesves, province of Namur, Wallonia, Belgium. The first castle on the site was built in the 13th century and was a dependency of the County of Namur. In about 1340 it passed into the ownership of the Marbaix family.
3.1 miE
Forts and castles
Château de Doyon
79 min walk • The castle of Doyon is a castle located in Doyon, a hamlet of the Belgian village of Flostoy, part of the Havelange entity.