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Bastogne
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This town near Luxembourg is home to one of the key "secondary" museums on the same theme: an important memorial museum dedicated to the Battle of the Bulge, which took place here during the winter of 1944-45.
Overview of Bastogne
Close to Luxembourg, Bastogne is home to one of the key "secondary" museums on the same theme: an important memorial museum dedicated to the Battle of the Bulge, which took place here during the winter of 1944-45.
Key Facts
- Type of place: small town.
- Tourist interest: (worth a stop if you are in the area).
- Location: in the east of the Walloon region, very close to Luxembourg.
- Distances:
- Local time: .
- Population: 15,127 inhabitants (2015).
- Area: 172.03 km².
- Altitude:
- Website: https://www.bastogne-tourisme.be
History of Bastogne
What to See and Do in Bastogne
Museums and memorials in Bastogne:
Ardenne Country
The lives of German and American soldiers, as well as local populations by occupation, during the war in the region.
The lives of German and American soldiers, as well as local populations by occupation, during the war in the region.
Bastogne Barracks
This is an Interpretation Centre for World War II (and the Battle of the Bulge) through exhibits and reenactments.
This is an Interpretation Centre for World War II (and the Battle of the Bulge) through exhibits and reenactments.
Bastogne War Museum
Next to the Mardasson Memorial, the site highlights the events and consequences of the Second World War through the Battle of the Bulge. It is one of the main memorial sites dedicated to 1939–1945 in Belgium and northern France.
Next to the Mardasson Memorial, the site highlights the events and consequences of the Second World War through the Battle of the Bulge. It is one of the main memorial sites dedicated to 1939–1945 in Belgium and northern France.
Piconrue Museum
A museum dedicated to ethnology, legends, religious art, and popular beliefs in the Ardennes and Luxembourg.
A museum dedicated to ethnology, legends, religious art, and popular beliefs in the Ardennes and Luxembourg.
Museum of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment
A museum dedicated to this unit of the U.S. Army, from its creation (1836) to the present day.
A museum dedicated to this unit of the U.S. Army, from its creation (1836) to the present day.
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Bastogne War Museum
★★ Next to the Mardasson Memorial, the site highlights the events and consequences of the Second World War through the Battle of the Bulge. It…
101st Airborne Museum
★ This museum covers the key events of the Battle of the Bulge.
Ardenne Country
★ The lives of German and American soldiers, as well as local populations by occupation, during the war in the region.
Bastogne Barracks
★ This is an Interpretation Centre for World War II (and the Battle of the Bulge) through exhibits and reenactments.
Museum of the 1st Field Artillery Regiment
★ A museum dedicated to this unit of the U.S. Army, from its creation (1836) to the present day.
Piconrue Museum
★ A museum dedicated to ethnology, legends, religious art, and popular beliefs in the Ardennes and Luxembourg.