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September 12, 2025

This monument was unveiled on March 8, 2001, as a memorial to the war years 1940-1945 and to the more than 800 soldiers of 11 nationalities who lost their lives in the Leudal area. The Monument of Tolerance is a regional monument. It serves as a lasting reminder of the soldiers who died in the entire area comprising the present-day municipality of Leudal, the territory of the municipality of Nederweert located east of the Wessem-Nederweert Canal and the Noordervaart canal, and the territory of the municipalities of Maasgouw and Roermond located west of the Meuse River.

A CD-ROM containing this information is placed at the heart of the monument. These fallen soldiers can be viewed in a database on our website.

The bronze statue was created by sculptor Thea Houben from Roggel. It consists of a semi-arc on an equilateral triangle, symbolizing the Divine. The seagulls represent freedom. The sword with the laurel wreath and the clasped hands represent the battle that has been fought and the brotherhood that endures despite death. The design of this application, as well as the symbolism of the seagulls, was conceived by John Wagemans. The base of the monument is paved with cobblestones, one for each fallen soldier. The red rays in the paving symbolize the nationalities of the fallen.

Source and more: monumentoftolerance.com/nl/monument

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luktob07

March 12, 2023

War memorial at the Elisabethmolen. Artfully interesting.

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saskia

April 13, 2025

Art form

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Location: Haelen, Limburg, Netherlands

Monument of Tolerance in Haelen

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