commune of Cherbourg-Octeville on 28 February 2000, which was merged into the new commune of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on 1 January 2016. Cherbourg is protected...
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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (French: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) is a 1964 musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jacques Demy, with music...
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Look up Cherbourg in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cherbourg is an ancient town in France. Cherbourg may also refer to: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, a commune...
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GPX (secondary coordinates) Cherbourg (/ˈʃɜːbɜːɡ/), formerly known as Barambah, Barambah Aboriginal Settlement and Cherbourg Aboriginal Settlement, is a...
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Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁbuʁ ɑ̃ kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃], lit. 'Cherbourg in Cotentin'; Norman: Tchidbouo) is a port city in the department of...
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of Cherbourg may refer to the following ships: Pride of Cherbourg in service under this name 1989 – 1994 with P&O European Ferries Pride of Cherbourg II...
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Cherbourg may refer to: Siege of Cherbourg (1139), the siege and capture of the town by forces loyal to Stephen, King of England Siege of Cherbourg (1142)...
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Cherbourg-Octeville (French: [ʃɛʁbuʁ ɔkt(ə)vil] ) is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It was formed when...
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The Cherbourg Project (or Boats of Cherbourg) was an Israeli military operation that took place on 24 December 1969 and involved the escape of five remaining...
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The Battle of Cherbourg was part of the Battle of Normandy during World War II. It was fought immediately after the successful Allied landings on 6 June...
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AS Cherbourg or the Association Sportive de Cherbourg Football is a French football team currently playing in Régional 3, the eighth tier of French football...
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Operation Overlord (section Cherbourg)
foothold that they gradually expanded when they captured the port at Cherbourg on 26 June and the city of Caen on 21 July. A failed counterattack by...
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611729°W / 49.659072; -1.611729 Cherbourg Harbour (French: rade de Cherbourg; literally, the "roadstead of Cherbourg") is a harbour situated at the northern...
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The Battle of Cherbourg, or sometimes the Battle off Cherbourg or the Sinking of CSS Alabama, was a single-ship action fought during the American Civil...
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Cherbourg was fought in the vicinity of the town in 1944. The Battle of Cherbourg may also refer to: Raid on Cherbourg, a British attack on Cherbourg...
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Gare de Cherbourg is the railway station of the city of Cherbourg, Normandy, France. It is the western terminus of the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway...
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Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is a local government area in Wide Bay–Burnett, Australia. In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg had a population...
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Statue in Cherbourg-Octeville unveiled by Napoleon III in 1858. Napoleon I strengthened the town's defences to prevent British naval incursions....
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Cotentin Peninsula (redirect from Cherbourg peninsula)
French: [kɔtɑ̃tɛ̃]; Norman: Cotentîn [kotɑ̃ˈtẽ] ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest...
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The Rose de Cherbourg area is a suspended urban promenade inaugurated in September 2023 in the La Défense district in Greater Paris. Located above the...
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Cherbourg's Gare Maritime or Gare Maritime Transatlantique was a railway station at the end of the railway line from Paris' Gare Saint-Lazare and of the...
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Airfield Cherbourg–Maupertus Airport or Aéroport de Cherbourg–Maupertus (IATA: CER, ICAO: LFRC) is an airport located 11 km east of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin...
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Château de Cherbourg (French pronunciation: [ʃato də ʃɛʁbuʁ]) was a castle in Cherbourg, Normandy, France. A castle has existed at Cherbourg since the...
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The bombardment of Cherbourg took place on June 25, 1944, during World War II, when ships from the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy attacked...
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MS Barfleur (section Return to Poole-Cherbourg route)
Ferries on the route between Poole on the south coast of England and Cherbourg, France. She was built at Masa Yards Turku New Shipyard in Finland for...
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The arrondissement of Cherbourg is an arrondissement of France in the Manche department in the Normandy region. It lies entirely on the Cotentin Peninsula...
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The railway from Mantes-la-Jolie to Cherbourg is an important French 228-kilometre long railway line, that connects Mantes-la-Jolie, a western suburb...
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The siege of Cherbourg took place in 1450 during the Hundred Years' War when French forces laid siege to Cherbourg in the English-controlled Duchy of...
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Cherbourg Naval Base is a naval base in Cherbourg Harbour, Cherbourg, Manche department, Normandy. The town has been a base of the French Navy since the...
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ROPAX ferry owned and operated by Brittany Ferries between Poole and Cherbourg from January until March 2021 and then Portsmouth and Le Havre from March...
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