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Explore Surques in France
Surques in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 370 inhabitants is a place in France - some 132 mi or ( 212 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Surques is now 01:29 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Zutkerque. Since you are here already, consider visiting London . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Surques ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
14FR/FD001
WWFD 2006 Nad 14FR167 on mike ..
Alsace wine tasting and lunch from Boursot's
Snippets from Boursot's Wine Collection customer lunch and wine presentation with Nicolas Faller of Robert Faller & Fils, Alsace wine makers. Held at the Moulin d'Audenfort in the Pas de Calais. ..
Dave Rando Rail.avi
Rando-rail at Lumbres, France on Sunday 25/04/10. Dave freewheeling downhill after a long hard pedal to the top. ..
Trip round Calais, France
Day out across the channel for a nice blast across some terrific roads ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 11 km away
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 13 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 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 17 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 19 km away
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