Monument of the Christmas Truce (Ploegsteert, Belgium)
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General information about Monument of Christmas Truce
In 1914, English and Germans, whose trenches in Ploegsteert were only a few dozen meters apart, decided to stop the war for one day. It was one of the many "Christmas Files" ( English: "Christmas Truce" ) of World War I. On that day ... they played a soccer match against each other. You can visit this Christmas Truce Monument as a historical site.
Visitor tips Monument of Christmas Truce
General tips:
1) if you are looking for other nearby attractions, consult our Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen.
2) You can consult our overview lists: by category ( e.g. timeline, size, ...) or by region
3) You can also always consult tourist services: see our overview of tourist services
Tip 1: On the market of Messines you will also find a beautiful monument that symbolizes the Christmas truce pithily.
Tip 2: Take a walk into the nearby and somewhat strange-looking forest. You can still find several special war cemeteries there. This area is very well known to hikers and dog owners.
Tip 3: also visit the Ploegsteert Memorial, not so far from there.
Internet information from and about Christmas File Monument
Geographical information
Address: Plugstreet 2, Waasten, Wallonia, Belgium
Geographical coordinates:
- Google Maps: Latitude = 50.7443661 - Longitude = 2.8986818
- Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.744092 - Longitude = 2.899526
- Altitude h = 27 m
Indication of Monument of the Christmas Truce on:
Tourist Map of Top.Vlaanderen - Google Maps - OpenStreetMap.
Route to Monument of the Christmas Truce: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
9°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Today
22:00
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 light rain
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8° | 10°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 43 Km/h | 85 % | 1000 mb |
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Tomorrow
22:00
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 light rain
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3° | 6°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 38 Km/h | 95 % | 1015 mb |
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Wed, Feb 26
10:00 p.m.
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cloudy
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2° | 4°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 37 Km/h | 78 % | 1015 mb |
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Thu Feb 26
10:00 p.m.
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cloudy
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0° | 4°°C | 0.1 mm | 10% | 41 Km/h | 82 % | 1025 mb |
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Fri Feb 26
10:00 p.m.
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 slightly cloudy
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-1° | 4°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 32 Km/h | 66 % | 1034 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
13:00
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light rain
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6° | 8°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 37 Km/h | 85 % | 996 mb |
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Today
16:00
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light rain
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7° | 8°°C | 0.99 mm | 99% | 34 Km/h | 81 % | 996 mb |
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Today
19:00
|
light rain
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5° | 6°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 28 Km/h | 83 % | 997 mb |
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Today
22:00
|
light rain
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5° | 5°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 43 Km/h | 84 % | 1000 mb |
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Tomorrow
01:00
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light rain
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3° | 3°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 28 Km/h | 71 % | 1002 mb |
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Tomorrow
04:00
|
light rain
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5° | 5°°C | 0.74 mm | 74% | 36 Km/h | 77 % | 1003 mb |
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Tomorrow
07:00
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light rain
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5° | 5°°C | 0.42 mm | 42% | 36 Km/h | 69 % | 1005 mb |
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Tomorrow
10:00
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light rain
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4° | 4°°C | 0.94 mm | 94% | 38 Km/h | 95 % | 1007 mb |
Internet information from and about Christmas File Monument
Designation of nearby English Prowse Point Military Cemetery on Google Maps.
Designation of nearby memorial cross The Khaki Chums 1914 Christmas Truce Cross on Google Maps.
Frelinghien on Google Maps: it is there that people effectively played football.
Wikipedia information on:
- Christmas files:(EN - FR - EN)
Office of Tourism "Visit Comines-Warneton"
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Photos from Jan. 14, 2024:
