War Memorial, Morbecque

Name: War Memorial
Address: Morbecque, France

#2 among attractions in Morbecque

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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°41'30"N, 2°30'57"E

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Morbecque France

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

Nearby attractions include: Canal de Neufossé, St. Peter's Church, Canal de la Nieppe, Château de la Motte-aux-Bois.

5.6 miSW
Canal
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6.2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
St. Peter's Church, Aire-sur-la-Lys
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3.6 miSW
Canal
Canal de la Nieppe
92 min walk • The Canal de la Nieppe was part of the Hazebrouck Canals. It connected to the River Lys at Thiennes with a second connection to the River Lys at Merville. It was 23 km with 4 locks.
2.5 miE
Forts and castles
Château de la Motte-aux-Bois
64 min walk • The Motte-aux-Bois castle was built in 1065 by Robert le Frison, Count of Flanders. It remained for a long time in the possession of the counts of Flanders and then of the dukes of Burgundy, before becoming the property of the counts of Morbecque.
~110 ftE
Church
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6.4 miSE
Locality
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5.9 miSW
Canal
Canal d'Aire
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5.4 miSW
Memorial
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139 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
1.8 miSW
Locality
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Locality
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