Aachen Forest Cemetery
Aachen Forest Cemetery is a cemetery in Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia. Aachen Forest Cemetery is situated nearby to the government office Friedhofsverwaltung, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Bismarck Tower.Photo: Grunpfnul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Aachen, Germany
- Also known as: “war cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bismarck Tower and Waldstadion.
Bismarck Tower
Tower
Photo: Timo Beil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aachen Bismarck Tower is one of 173 still-standing towers and columns, which were constructed in the German Empire to commemorate the founder of the German state, Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck Tower is situated 200 metres southwest of Aachen Forest Cemetery.
Waldstadion
Sports venue
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY 3.0.
Waldstadion is a sports venue, which is situated 1 km west of Aachen Forest Cemetery.
Catholic University of Applied Sciences
University
Photo: KathoNRW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catholic University of Applied Sciences is situated 1½ km northwest of Aachen Forest Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtscheid and Forst.
Burtscheid
Suburb
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burtscheid is a district of the city of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. It is a health resort.
Forst
Suburb
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY 3.0.
Forst is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Aachen Forest Cemetery.
Köpfchen
Neighborhood
Photo: ArthurMcGill, CC BY 3.0.
Köpfchen is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of Aachen Forest Cemetery.
Aachen Forest Cemetery
- Categories: woodland cemetery, memorial cemetery, war cemetery, and burial
- Location: Aachen, Aachen, Cologne District, Eifel, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.74745° or 50° 44′ 51″ northLongitude
6.10897° or 6° 6′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F28P4W5+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 13047806OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q1478699
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Aachen Forest Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Waldfriedhof”
- Esperanto: “Waldfriedhof”
- French: “Cimetière forestier d’Aix-la-Chapelle”
- German: “Ehrenfriedhof Aachen”
- German: “Kriegsgräberstätte”
- German: “Waldfriedhof in Aachen”
- German: “Waldfriedhof”
- Italian: “Waldfriedhof”
- Polish: “Waldfriedhof”
- Portuguese: “Waldfriedhof”
- Russian: “Лесное кладбище (Ахен)”
- Russian: “Лесное кладбище в Ахене”
- Spanish: “Waldfriedhof”
- Swedish: “Waldfriedhof”
- “Aachen Forest Cemetery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Friedhofsverwaltung and Bismarck Tower.
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