Menen German Military Cemetery
The Menen German war cemetery is a military cemetery in the Belgian town of Menen territory and partly in Wevelgem. There were nearly 48,000 German soldiers buried from the First World War, making it the largest in Flanders.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Menen, Belgium
- Also known as: “Menen German war cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Theresiakerk and Kerk Onbevlekt Hart van Maria.
Sint-Theresiakerk
Church
Sint-Theresiakerk is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Menen German Military Cemetery.
Kerk Onbevlekt Hart van Maria
Church
Photo: Charlot B, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerk Onbevlekt Hart van Maria is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Menen German Military Cemetery.
Wevelgem Communal Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wevelgem Communal Cemetery is situated 2 km east of Menen German Military Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wevelgem and Rekkem.
Wevelgem
Village
Wevelgem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and Wevelgem proper.
Rekkem
Suburb
Rekkem is a section of the Belgian city of Menen, in the province of West Flanders. Until 1977, it was an independent municipality. It was called Retchème in Picard. Rekkem is situated 2½ km south of Menen German Military Cemetery.
Halluin
Town
Photo: Destailleur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halluin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Halluin is situated 3½ km southwest of Menen German Military Cemetery.
Menen German Military Cemetery
- Categories: war cemetery and burial
- Location: Wevelgem, Arrondissement of Kortrijk, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.80975° or 50° 48′ 35″ northLongitude
3.15094° or 3° 9′ 3″ eastInception
1917Open location code
9F25R552+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 133302511OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q823363
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Menen German Military Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Menen”
- Dutch: “Duitse militaire begraafplaats in Menen”
- Dutch: “Duitse militaire begraafplaats Menen”
- French: “cimetière militaire allemand de Menin”
- French: “Cimetière militaire allemand de Menin”
- German: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Menen”
- Hungarian: “Meneni német katonai temető”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Menen”
- Norwegian: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Menen”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Menen German Military Cemetery”. Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.