German War Cemetery

Lommel German war cemetery is located at Kattenbos in the municipality of Lommel, Belgium. It is the largest German military cemetery in Western Europe outside Germany itself.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Belgium
Also known as: “Lommel German war cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Leyssensmolen, Lommel and Lommel railway station.

Leyssensmolen, Lommel

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Leyssensmolen, Lommel is situated 1½ km northwest of German War Cemetery.

Lommel railway station

Railway station

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Lommel railway station is situated 2½ km north of German War Cemetery.

Heilig Sacramentskerk

Church

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Heilig Sacramentskerk is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of German War Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balendijk and Lommel.

Balendijk

Hamlet

Balendijk is a village of Lommel, a city, in the Belgian province of Limburg. Balendijk is situated 3½ km north of German War Cemetery.

Lommel

Town

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Lommel is a municipality and city in the Belgian province of Limburg. Lommel is situated 4½ km north of German War Cemetery.

Heeserbergen

Hamlet

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Heeserbergen is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of German War Cemetery.

German War Cemetery

Categories: war cemetery, war cemetery, and burial
Location: Limburg, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.1887° or 51° 11′ 19″ north

Longitude

5.30631° or 5° 18′ 23″ east

Open location code

9F3758Q4+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 28311924

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q749804

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Luxembourgish—“German War Cemetery” goes by many names.

Danish: “Tyske soldaterkirkegård i Lommel”
Dutch: “Duitse militaire begraafplaats in Lommel”
Dutch: “Duitse militaire begraafplaats”
Esperanto: “Germana milita tombejo en Lommel”
French: “Cimetière militaire allemand de Lommel”
German: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof Lommel”
German: “Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof”
Hungarian: “Lommeli német katonai temető”
Luxembourgish: “Däitschen Zaldotekierfecht Lommel”
Luxembourgish: “Zaldotekierfecht Lommel”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kattenbosserbergen and Zwemmen & Wellness.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Hof ten vrede and Ontmoetings- en vormingscentrum voor jongeren Lommel.

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