Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War American military war grave cemetery, located just outside Saint-Avold, Moselle, France. The cemetery, containing 10,481 American soldiers KIA, covers 113.5 acres, was dedicated in 1960.Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Tomb
- Description: cemetery located in Moselle, in France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Pie-X de Cité Émile Huchet and Holy Trinity Chapel (Saint-Avold).
Église Saint-Pie-X de Cité Émile Huchet
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Pie-X de Cité Émile Huchet is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial.
Holy Trinity Chapel (Saint-Avold)
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holy Trinity Chapel (Saint-Avold) is a church, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial.
Saint-Avold Synagogue
Synagogue
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Saint-Avold Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the corner of Rue des Americains and Rue de la Mertzelle near Place Paul-Collin in Saint-Avold, in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Saint-Avold Synagogue is situated 2 km south of Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Avold and Freyming-Merlebach.
Saint-Avold
Town
Photo: BenduKiwi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated twenty-eight miles east of Metz, France and seventeen miles southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany.
Freyming-Merlebach
Town
Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freyming-Merlebach is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Saarbrücken and Forbach. Freyming-Merlebach is situated 8 km east of Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial.
Vahl-Ebersing
Village
Photo: Rauenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vahl-Ebersing is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Vahl-Ebersing is situated 9 km south of Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial.
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
- Categories: war cemetery, cemetery, historic site, and burial
- Location: Saint-Avold, Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.12187° or 49° 7′ 19″ northLongitude
6.71685° or 6° 43′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FX84PC8+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 41689748OpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q728835
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold”
- Czech: “Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial”
- Dutch: “Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial”
- French: “cimetière américain de Saint-Avold”
- French: “Cimetière américain de Saint-Avold”
- German: “Cimetière militaire américain de Saint-Avold”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי והאנדרטה האמריקניים בלורן”
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Highlights include Plot C and Plot B.
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