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Discover Licques in France
Licques in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 1,475 habitants is a place located in France - some 135 mi or ( 217 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Licques is now 08:21 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Zutkerque. When in this area, 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 looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Licques ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Leaving Calais 2010
Prout Snowgoose catamaran leaving Calais and headed for Ramsgate after the May bank holiday www.followthecat.co.uk ..
Eurostar train to Paris 1995
Eurostar train having just emerged from the Channel Tunnel into northern France accelerates to 186mph en route from London to Paris in November 1995. ..
Rhodesian Ridgeback Girl Zola travels on the Eurotunnel
Rhodesidan Ridgeback Girl Zola travels on the Eurotunnel Calais to Dover via the Pet Travel Scheme Office and facilities. To see more visit www.bigdogzola.com bigdogzola.com ..
Francia 1996 - TGV ed EUROSTAR sotto la pioggia
Un "veloce" video dell'intrepido Pasquale (castanoisabella). ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Field of the Cloth of Gold
The Field of the Cloth of Gold or Camp du Drap d'Or is the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guînes and Ardres, in France, near Calais. It was the site of a meeting that took place from 7 June to 24 June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France. The site is indicated by a commemorative plaque on the D231 road (Route de Marquise) at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:50.8523|N|1.9229|E|type:landmark_region:FR|||| |primary |name= }}.
Located at 50.85 1.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Krupp K5
The Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E), in short K5 with the (E) signifying Eisenbahnlafette (railway car gun-mount), was a heavy railway gun used by Germany throughout World War II.
Located at 50.81 1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
1580 Dover Straits earthquake
Though severe earthquakes in the north of France and Britain are rare, the Dover Straits earthquake of 6 April 1580 appears to have been one of the largest in the recorded history of England, Flanders or northern France. It occurred at around 6 o'clock in the evening.
Located at 50.90 2.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Boulonnais (land area)
The Boulonnais is a coastal area of northern France, around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It has a curved belt of chalk downs which run into the sea at both ends, and geologically is the east end of the Weald-Artois Anticline.
Located at 50.72 1.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
V-3 cannon
The V-3 was a German World War II supergun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile. The weapon was planned to be used to bombard London from two large bunkers in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France, but they were rendered unusable by Allied bombing raids before completion. Two similar guns were used to bombard Luxembourg from December 1944 to February 1945.
Located at 50.85 1.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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