Vredenhof

Netherlands / Friesland / Kollumerland / Reddingsweg
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery, place with historical importance, First World War 1914-1918, war memorial, war cemetery

Vredehof Cemetery in the dunes of Schiermonnikoog is to bury people who drowned in the sea. The first one was buried in 1906 and the last in 1968.
Especially in both the World Wars lots of people of different nationalities were buried here, about 70 in the Second World War. In the Second World War Commonwealth casualties were buried bij the Germans with military honour.
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Coordinates:   53°29'8"N   6°11'8"E
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