Vlieland General Cemetery

Vlieland General Cemetery is a cemetery in Vlieland, Friesland. Vlieland General Cemetery is situated near the church Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Vlieland, as well as near Kerkplein.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Vlieland, Netherlands
Also known as: “Nicolaaskerk, grafzerken en fragmenten daarvan” and “rijksmonumentnummer 37577”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Vlieland and Museum Tromp’s Huys.

Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Vlieland

Church

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Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Vlieland is a church.

Museum Tromp’s Huys

Museum

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Museum Tromp’s Huys is situated 150 metres southeast of Vlieland General Cemetery.

Vuurduin is a lighthouse on the Dutch island Vlieland. The tower is the top part of the former front light of the leading lights in IJmuiden, designed by Quirinus Harder. Vuurduin is situated 490 metres west of Vlieland General Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oost-Vlieland.

Oost-Vlieland

Village

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Oost-Vlieland is the only village on the island of Vlieland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,020 in January 2017. It is situated on the east end of the island as its name indicates: Oost is "east" in Dutch.

Vlieland General Cemetery

Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, general cemetery, funerary structure, and burial
Location: Vlieland, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.29607° or 53° 17′ 46″ north

Longitude

5.06556° or 5° 3′ 56″ east

Operator

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Open location code

9F5773W8+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 119758006

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q2135594

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Vlieland General Cemetery” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Algemene begraafplaats Vlieland”
German: “Allgemeiner Friedhof Vlieland”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nicolaaskerk and Kerkplein.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Vlielandse Zeebaas and Het Armhuis.

Friesland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Leeuwarden and Heerenveen.

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