22 Creepiest Abandoned Places Around The World

16. Oradour-sur-Glane, France

The massacre of the town of Oradour-sur-Glane, near Limeges, France where on June 10, 1944, 642 persons, out of which 246 children perished, victims of a German retreating column. The town which has been burned down has been left in this state, as a perma
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In June 1944, a German retreating column pushed through Oradour-sur-Glane, near Limeges in France killing 642 residents, including 246 children perished.

Though burned down, the town has been left as a permanent witness and the new village of Oradour has been re-built a few kilometers away from where it once stood.

 
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