Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial

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.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: American military cemetery in Margraten, the Netherlands
Also known as: “Amerikaanse Militaire Erebegraafplaats”, “Militaire begraafplaats Margraten”, “Netherlands American Cemetery”, and “בית הקברות הצבאי האמריקני בהולנד”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mariakapel and H. Margarethakerk.

Mariakapel

Chapel

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Mariakapel is a chapel, which is situated 760 metres southwest of Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

H. Margarethakerk

Church

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H. Margarethakerk is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

Blankenberg Castle

Castle

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Blankenberg Castle is situated 1½ km west of Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Honthem and Margraten.

Honthem

Hamlet

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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.