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Roque Tourgis in the region of is a town located in Guernsey - some 23 mi or ( 37 km ) North-East of St Peter Port , the country's capital .

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Local time in Roque Tourgis is now 08:38 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Guernsey " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Southampton, Portsmouth, London, Liverpool, and Cambridge. When in this area, you might want to check out Southampton . We found 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 Roque Tourgis ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lager Helgoland

Lager Helgoland was a Nazi concentration camp on Alderney in the Channel Islands, named after the Frisian Island of Heligoland, formerly a Danish and then British possession located 46 kilometres off the German North Sea coastline and belonging to Germany since 1890. The Germans built four concentration camps on Alderney, subcamps of the Neuengamme concentration camp.

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Located at 49.72 -2.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Defunct prisons in the Channel Islands, Nazi concentration camps on Alderney, Neuengamme concentration camp

Fort Tourgis

Fort Tourgis is an extensive fortification in Alderney to the north west of St Anne. First constructed by the British government in 1855 in order to provide defense for the Alderney Breakwater, a major construction project at the time. It was adapted by German occupying forces during World War II.

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Located at 49.72 -2.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Alderney, Castles in the Channel Islands

Alderney concentration camps

The Alderney concentration camps were prison camps built and operated by Nazi Germany during its World War II occupation of the Channel Islands. The Channel Islands were the only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Nazis. The Nazis built four concentration camps on the island of Alderney, subcamps of the Neuengamme camp outside Hamburg.

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Located at 49.72 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Nazi concentration camps on Alderney, Neuengamme concentration camp

Alderney Railway

The Alderney Railway on Alderney is the only railway in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and the only working railway in the Channel Islands. (There is a standard gauge railway at the Pallot Heritage Steam Museum in Jersey, but this provides no actual transport link, but only pleasure rides. ) The Alderney Railway opened in 1847 and runs for about two miles (3 km), mostly following a coastal route, from Braye Road to Mannez Quarry and Lighthouse.

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Located at 49.72 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Heritage railways in the Channel Islands, Railway lines in the Channel Islands, Standard gauge railways in the Channel Islands, Transport in Alderney, Transport in Guernsey

Braye Road railway station

Braye Road is a station on the Alderney Railway, in the island of Alderney; it runs along Braye Harbour

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Located at 49.72 -2.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Alderney

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