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Watten Destination Guide
Explore Watten in France
Watten in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 3,000 inhabitants is a town in France - some 137 mi or ( 221 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Watten is now 09:20 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Zutkerque. Since you are here already, make sure to check out London . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Watten ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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The Voyage of Storm Petrel. The French inland waterways.
Moored in the Flanders Maritime region, between St Omer and Dunkerque on a River called L'Aa. The woodstove is making all the smoke and the cabin is toasty warm with a delicious smell of woodsmoke. A ..
Houlle - Des vaches se réfléchissantes dans l'eau de la Houlle
Des vaches se réfléchissantes dans l' eau de la Houlle Cows with their reflection in the water of the river Houlle Kühe die sich spiegeln im Wasser des Flusses genannt Houlle Koeien spiegelen zich in ..
Blockhause d'Eperlecques
October 20th 2011 My day trip from London to the Blockhause well worth the effort to see this structure the unbelievable effort the Nazis put in to try and destroy England I am sure if there efforts w ..
Au pied du Moulin de Watten.
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Interesting facts about this location
Canal de la Haute Colme
The Canal de la Haute Colme is a canal in northern France. The haute (English: high) Colme corresponds to the western segment of the Canal de la Colme. The channel connects Aa River at Watten to Canal de Bergues and Canal de la Basse Colme at Bergues. Between Watten and Cappelle-Brouck, it is part of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut.
Located at 50.83 2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Canal de la Colme
The Canal de la Colme is made up of the Canal de la Haute Colme and the Canal de la Basse Colme.
Located at 50.83 2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Blockhaus d'Éperlecques
The Blockhaus d'Éperlecques (English: Bunker of Éperlecques, also referred to as "the Watten bunker" or simply "Watten") is a Second World War bunker, now part of a museum, near Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais département of France. The bunker, built by Nazi Germany under the codename Kraftwerk Nord West (Powerplant Northwest) between March 1943 and July 1944, was originally intended to be a launching facility for the V-2 (A-4) ballistic missile.
Located at 50.83 2.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Forest of Éperlecques
The Forest of Éperlecques is a large forest covering some 850 hectares in the commune of Éperlecques in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. Trails through the forest provide leisure opportunities for walkers. At its south-eastern edge is the Blockhaus d'Éperlecques, a museum preserving the Second World War Kraftwerk Nord West bunker built by the Germans as a launch site for V-2 rockets.
Located at 50.84 2.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Canal Dunkerque-Escaut
The Canal Dunkerque-Escaut is a 189 km series of large canals from Dunkerque to Mortagne-du-Nord. The route is also known as the liaison, La Liaison au Grand Gabarit, Canal au Grand Gabarit, Dunkerque-Escaut Waterway and Liaison Dunkerque-Escaut. The Grand Gabarit (English: Large Gauge) canal route was created after the Second World War to accommodate very large commercial vessels - up to 143m long by 11m wide. This includes push-tows and side-by-side configurations.
Located at 50.89 2.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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