Cemetery #17896
Halen Military Cemetery
Local name: Belgische militaire begraafplaats van Halen
Also known as Belgisch Militair Kerkhof · Halen Belgian Military Cemetery · Velpen Belgian Military Cemetery
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documented records
≈ 110–210
approx. capacity (graves)
5,330 m²
cemetery area
Oct 8, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Belgian military cemetery of Halen was established in 1915, during the First World War, in Velpen, where Belgian forces suffered their heaviest losses in the area. It covers 55 ares and holds 181 Belgian graves from the war. The soldiers were buried here on the initiative of Eugeen Cleeremans, then mayor of Velpen, next to the Velpen municipal cemetery on the Liniestraat. The cemetery can be found online through halen.be.
Read more in our story: How to Find the Grave of a First World War Soldier
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.936989° N, 5.099610° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Velpen Cemetery 140 m away · Velpen
- Halen Cemetery 1.5 km away · Halen
- Loksbergen Cemetery 2.0 km away · Loksbergen
- Nativity of Our Lady Cemetery, Donk 2.5 km away · Donk
- Sint-Pancratiuskerk (Zelk) 2.7 km away · Halen
- Kortenaken Cemetery 3.9 km away · Kortenaken
- Linkhout Cemetery 4.2 km away · Kampbergen
- Geetbets New Churchyard 4.4 km away · Geetbets
- Webbekom Churchyard 4.5 km away · Leuven
- Zelem Cemetery 4.8 km away · Zelem
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How big is Halen Military Cemetery?
Halen Military Cemetery covers about 5,330 m² (1.3 acres), about half the size of a soccer field. It is the 120th largest of the 316 cemeteries we list in Limburg.