Cemetery #33206
Netherlands American Cemetery
Local name: Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten
Also known as Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial · Amerikaanse Oorlogsbegraafplaats Margraten · Margraten Cemetery · Margraten Begraafplaats
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documented records
≈ 5.2k–10k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.261 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
The Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, known in Dutch as the Amerikaanse Begraafplaats Margraten, is a Second World War military cemetery between Margraten and Cadier en Keer, about six miles east of Maastricht. It is the only American military cemetery in the Netherlands. More than 8,000 American soldiers are buried there, and 1,722 missing are commemorated. You can reach the cemetery on +31 43 458 1208 or through abmc.gov.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 50.817756° N, 5.803562° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Kerk Margraten 1.3 km away · Margraten
- Cadier en Keer Cemetery 2.6 km away · Cadier en Keer
- Banholt General Cemetery 3.1 km away · Banholt
- Sibbe General Cemetery 3.1 km away · Valkenburg
- Eckelrade Cemetery 3.2 km away · Eckelrade
- Reijmerstok Cemetery 3.3 km away · Reijmerstok
- St. Gertrudiskerk Churchyard 3.8 km away · Sint Geertruid
- Bemelen Churchyard 4.3 km away · Bemelen
- Berg en Terblijt Cemetery (Langen Akker) 4.9 km away · Berg en Terblijt
- Gronsveld New Cemetery 4.9 km away · Gronsveld
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How big is Netherlands American Cemetery?
Netherlands American Cemetery covers about 26.1 hectares (261,000 m²), about the same size as Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa. It is the 2nd largest of the 333 cemeteries we list in Limburg.