Heverlee War Cemetery
Heverlee War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in Heverlee, Belgium. The Heverlee War Cemetery was established in 1946 and contains 977 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, twenty-nine First World War burials relocated to the cemetery, and twelve non-Commonwealth graves.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee and Sacred Heart Institute Heverlee.
St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee
Monastery
St John Berchmans University College, locally known as Jezuietenhuis or Lerkeveld, is an educational institution run by the European Low Countries Province of the Society of Jesus in Heverlee, outside Leuven. St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee is situated 1½ km northwest of Heverlee War Cemetery.
Sacred Heart Institute Heverlee
School
Photo: B2Belgium, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sacred Heart Institute Heverlee is a school, which is situated 1 km north of Heverlee War Cemetery.
Saint Lambert’s church Heverlee
Church
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Lambert’s church Heverlee is situated 2 km north of Heverlee War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heverlee and Blanden.
Heverlee
Town
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heverlee is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.
Blanden
Village
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Blanden is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Heverlee War Cemetery.
Vaalbeek
Village
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vaalbeek is part of Oud-Heverlee in Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The municipality further comprises the villages of Blanden, Haasrode, Oud-Heverlee proper and Sint-Joris-Weert. On 1 January 2006, Vaalbeek had a total population of 363. Vaalbeek is situated 2½ km southwest of Heverlee War Cemetery.
Heverlee War Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery in Belgium
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.84788° or 50° 50′ 52″ northLongitude
4.70335° or 4° 42′ 12″ eastOpen location code
9F26RPX3+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 78392995OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q5748310
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Greek—“Heverlee War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Heverlee krigskirkegård”
- Dutch: “Heverlee War Cemetery”
- Greek: “Στρατιωτικό Κοιμητήριο του Χέβερλε”
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Highlights include De Kleine Jacht and Begraafplaats Heverlee De Jacht.
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