Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum is a museum in Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg which is located on Amerikaanse Begraafplaats. Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum is situated nearby to the hamlet Honthem, as well as near the chapel Mariakapel.

Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Type: Museum
Address: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats 1, Margraten, 6269NA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial and Mariakapel.

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Cemetery

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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km east of Maastricht, in the most southern part of the Netherlands. Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is situated 180 metres east of Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum.

Mariakapel

Chapel

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Mariakapel is a chapel, which is situated 590 metres southwest of Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum.

Blankenberg Castle

Castle

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Blankenberg Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honthem and Margraten.

Honthem

Hamlet

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Honthem is a hamlet in the Limburg province of the Netherlands, about 7 km from Maastricht. It was the first mentioned in 1375 as Huynthem, and means "settlement of Hundo ". Honthem has placed name signs. It was home to 127 people in 1840.

Margraten

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Margraten is a village in South Limburg, the southern most region of the Dutch province of Limburg. This town of 3,400 people is on the main road between Maastricht and Aachen.