Sangro River War Cemetery
Sangro River War Cemetery is a British and Commonwealth war cemetery sited by a hillside near Torino di Sangro in the Province of Chieti, Italy. In this cemetery are buried 2,542 soldiers from the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth who died in World War II defending the shoreline near the Sangro River against the retreating German soldiers on the Winter Line.
- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of around 120 metres (400 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: cemetery located in Italy
- Also known as“Cimitero di Guerra Inglese Fiume Sangro”“Cimitero militare britannico”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Sangro River Cremation Memorial and Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro railway station.
Sangro River Cremation Memorial
130 metres southwest of Sangro River War Cemetery
Fossacesia-Torino di Sangro railway station
2½ km northwest of Sangro River War Cemetery
Torino di Sangro railway station
Torino di Sangro railway station is a building.
2 km northeast of Sangro River War Cemetery
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Morge and Rocca San Giovanni.
Rocca San Giovanni
Rocca San Giovanni is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
7 km northwest of Sangro River War Cemetery
Sangro River War Cemetery
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
42.21809° or 42° 13′ 5″ north
Longitude
14.53582° or 14° 32′ 9″ east
Open location code
8FJP6G9P+68
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = cemetery
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Sangro River War Cemetery” goes by many names.
Cemetery Sangro RiverDutch
Cimitero di Guerra del Commonwealth Fiume SangroItalian
Cimitero militare britannico di Torino di SangroItalian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sentinella and Piana di Sangro.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sorsi & Sorrisi and Colle Termine dir Lanciano.
Curious Cemeteries to Discover
Uncover intriguing cemeteries from every corner of the globe.
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”
