Margraten

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Country	Netherlands
Margraten

Province	Limburg
Area (2006)
- Municipality	57.70 km² (22.3 sq mi)
- Land	57.70 km² (22.3 sq mi)
- Water	0.00 km² (0 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Municipality	13,522
- Density	234/km² (606.1/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Margraten (pronunciation (help·info)) is a municipality and a town in the southeastern Netherlands.

In Margraten is Europe's third largest war cemetery for unidentified soldiers who died in World War II. 8,302 soldiers are buried there under long rows of white crosses and stars of David. All graves are adopted by locals, who attend the graves and lay flowers every now and then. There have been regular visits here by soldiers who survived the war to visit a former comrade, hoping he's buried there somewhere. But now there are few left of them, so the once massive tributes are growing thin. President George W. Bush was the first American president who visited the cemetery, on May 8th 2005.

[edit] Population centres

Banholt, Bemelen, Bergenhuizen, Bruisterbosch, Cadier en Keer, Eckelrade, Gasthuis, Groot-Welsden, Herkenrade, Honthem, Klein Welsden, Mheer, Moerslag, Noorbeek, 't Rooth, Scheulder, Schey, Schilberg, Sint Antoniusbank, Sint Geertruid, Terhorst, Terlinden, Termaar, Ulvend, Wolfshuis.

Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten

[edit] External links

Official Website
World War II Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial. American Battle Monuments Commission. Retrieved on January 17, 2006.

Limburg Province
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