Netherlands American Memorial

Netherlands American Memorial is a monument in Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg. Netherlands American Memorial is situated nearby to Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Museum, as well as near the hamlet Honthem.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial and Mariakapel.

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

Cemetery

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Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is a Second World War military war grave cemetery, located in the village of Margraten, 10 km east of Maastricht, in the most southern part of the Netherlands. Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial is situated 140 metres northeast of Netherlands American Memorial.

Mariakapel

Chapel

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Mariakapel is a chapel, which is situated 620 metres southwest of Netherlands American Memorial.

Blankenberg Castle

Castle

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Blankenberg Castle is situated 1¼ km west of Netherlands American Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honthem and Margraten.

Honthem is a hamlet in the Limburg province of the Netherlands, about 7 km from Maastricht. It was the first mentioned in 1375 as Huynthem, and means "settlement of Hundo ". Honthem has placed name signs. It was home to 127 people in 1840.

Margraten

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Margraten is a village in South Limburg, the southern most region of the Dutch province of Limburg. This town of 3,400 people is on the main road between Maastricht and Aachen.