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.

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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

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The Aachen Bismarck Tower is one of 173 still-standing towers and columns, which were constructed in the German Empire between 1869 and 1934 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

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Waldstadion is a sports venue, which is situated 1 km west of Aachen Forest Cemetery.

Catholic University of Applied Sciences

University

Catholic University of Applied Sciences

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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

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Burtscheid is a district of the city of Aachen, part of the Aachen-Mitte Stadtbezirk. It is a health resort.

Forst

Suburb

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Forst is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km north of Aachen Forest Cemetery.

Köpfchen

Neighborhood

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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
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Latitude

50.74745° or 50° 44′ 51″ north

Longitude

6.10897° or 6° 6′ 32″ east

Open location code

9F28P4W5+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

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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”
Russian: “Лесное кладбище”
Spanish: “Waldfriedhof”
Swedish: “Waldfriedhof”
“Aachen Forest Cemetery”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Friedhofsverwaltung and Bismarck Tower.

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