Becklingen War Cemetery
The Becklingen War Cemetery is a military cemetery located in the state of Lower Saxony in north Germany on the Lüneburg Heath. It was built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission who continue to look after it today.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: World War Second military cemetery in Germany
- Also known as: “Becklingen War Cemetary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Großes Moor.
Großes Moor
Nature reserve
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Großes Moor near Becklingen is a nature reserve in Germany with an area of 850 hectares, of which 666 hectares lie in Celle district and 184 hectares in Soltau-Fallingbostel district. Großes Moor is situated 3 km southeast of Becklingen War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Becklingen and Klein Amerika.
Becklingen
Village
Becklingen is a German village in the Lower Saxon borough of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of the town Bergen since 1971. Becklingen is situated 2½ km south of Becklingen War Cemetery.
Klein Amerika
Hamlet
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klein Amerika is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km east of Becklingen War Cemetery.
Wardböhmen
Village
Wardböhmen is a village administered by the Lower Saxon town of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. It lies about 6 kilometres north of Bergen on the B 3 federal road. Wardböhmen is situated 4½ km south of Becklingen War Cemetery.
Becklingen War Cemetery
- Categories: war cemetery, historic site, and burial
- Location: Wietzendorf, Heidekreis, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.88978° or 52° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
9.91593° or 9° 54′ 57″ eastElevation
82 metres (269 feet)Open location code
9F4FVWQ8+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 339017610OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
11398170Wikidata ID
Q813729
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Becklingen War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oorlogsbegraafplaats van Becklingen”
- Esperanto: “Becklingen War Cemetery”
- French: “Becklingen War Cemetary”
- French: “Becklingen War Cemetery”
- German: “Becklingen War Cemetary”
- German: “Becklingen War Cemetery”
- Italian: “Cimitero di Guerra di Becklingen”
- Polish: “Becklingen War Cemetary”
- Russian: “Военное кладбище Беклинген”
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