Harlingen General Cemetery

Harlingen General Cemetery is a cemetery in Gemeente Harlingen, Friesland. Harlingen General Cemetery is situated near the marina Harlinger Watersportvereniging, as well as near the bridge Franekerpoortsbrug.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Hannemahuis and Harlingen railway station.

Hannemahuis

Museum

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Hannemahuis is a museum, which is situated 510 metres southwest of Harlingen General Cemetery.

Harlingen railway station

Railway station

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Harlingen is a railway station located in Harlingen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway. Harlingen railway station is situated 1 km south of Harlingen General Cemetery.

Grote Kerk

Church

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Grote Kerk is a church, which is situated 630 metres south of Harlingen General Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harlingen and Midlum.

Harlingen

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Although it is one of the eleven Frisian cities, Harlingen is perhaps the least Frisian of them all, and few people speak the Frisian language as their mother tongue.

Midlum

Village

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Midlum is a village in north Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Harlingen, Friesland and has a population of around 645. The village was first mentioned in the 13th century as Middelum, and means "settlement in the middle".

Wijnaldum

Village

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Wijnaldum is a village in northwest Friesland, the Netherlands. The village lies within the municipality of Harlingen, however, prior to 1984, it was a part of the municipality of Barradeel. Wijnaldum is situated 3 km northeast of Harlingen General Cemetery.

Harlingen General Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Algemene Begraafplaats”, “Algemene Begraafplaats, toegangshek”, and “rijksmonumentnummer 507120”
Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, general cemetery, and burial
Location: Gemeente Harlingen, Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

53.17854° or 53° 10′ 43″ north

Longitude

5.42318° or 5° 25′ 24″ east

Open location code

9F575CHF+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 75109077

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q3281867

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In Other Languages

“Harlingen General Cemetery” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Algemene begraafplaats Harlingen”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Harlinger Watersportvereniging and Franekerpoortsbrug.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Lancaster ED943 AJ-K 617 Squadron and IKC ‘t Wad.

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