Cologne District
Bergisches LandRheinisch-Bergischer KreisBergisch GladbachFrench Cemetery (Französischer Friedhof)
Cologne District
Bergisches LandRheinisch-Bergischer KreisBergisch GladbachFrench Cemetery (Französischer Friedhof)
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French Cemetery (Französischer Friedhof)
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Location: Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Because of the risk of epidemics from typhus, the dead were buried here in the forest not far from the castle. The remains of 4,000 French are said to lie on this site. Many of them had not succumbed to their wounds but to diseases.
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Elevation 190 m
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Location: Bergisch Gladbach, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany