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Delve into Acq in France

Acq in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 521 residents is located in France - some 104 mi or ( 168 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .

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Local time in Acq is now 11:51 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Villers-au-Bois. While being here, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Acq ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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VIMY RIDGE MEMORIAL - REMEMBRANCE DAY 2012

2:39 min by supercanadiandude
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A BEAUTIFUL VIMY RIDGE VIDEO TRIBUTE with Students from Bear Creek Secondary School. They talk about their travels to Vimy Ridge to commemorate Canadian soldiers. They also visit Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian ..

Night Fly à Arras

1:37 min by Adjanakis
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Essai du Night Fly lors de la fête foraine d'Avril 2010 à Arras. Cette attraction procure de bonnes sensations dont voici un petit extrait. ..


Vimy Canadian World War 1 memorial

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Vimy Canadian World War 1 memorial ..

The Arras Memorial & the Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery

4:05 min by VideoHistoryToday
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The Arras Memorial & the Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery are located on the western edge of the city of Arras. The cemetery is the final resting place of 2650 Commonwealth soldiers while the memorial comme ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery

The Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery is located in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, a small village, near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, in northern France. The cemetery was established by the French in 1919 as a concentration cemetery for German war casualties from the regions north and east of Arras. It is now administered by the German War Graves Commission, (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge). It is the largest German cemetery in France, containing 44,833 burials.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.34 2.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1919 establishments in France, Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, German War Graves Commission, World War I cemeteries in France

Notre Dame de Lorette

Notre Dame de Lorette, also known as Ablain St. -Nazaire French Military Cemetery, is the world's largest French military cemetery. It is the name of a ridge, basilica, and French national cemetery northwest of Arras at the village of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire. The high point of the hump-backed ridge stands 165 metres high and - with Vimy Ridge - utterly dominates the otherwise flat Douai plain and the town of Arras.

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Located at 50.40 2.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais, Churches in Pas-de-Calais, Conflicts in 1914, Conflicts in 1915, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais, National cemeteries, Ossuaries, Visitor attractions in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Visitor attractions in Pas-de-Calais, Western Front (World War I), World War I cemeteries in France

Canadian Cemetery No. 2

Canadian Cemetery No. 2 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. The cemetery was originally named CD 5 and established as a battlefield cemetery of the Canadian 4th Division for Canadian troops killed in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Battlefield clearances of the surrounding area in 1919 significantly increased the size of the cemetery.

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Located at 50.38 2.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1917 establishments in France, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery

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. This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers, principally of the Canadian 4th Division, all of whom fell between April 9, 1917 and April 13, 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.38 2.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1917 establishments in France, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for First World War Canadian soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.

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Located at 50.38 2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Canada in World War I, Canada–France relations, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais, National Historic Sites of Canada in France, Works by Walter Seymour Allward, World War I memorials in France

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