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Friedhof der Heimatlosen Memorial Cross and Bench, Boisdorf

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Friedhof der Heimatlosen Memorial Cross and Bench, Boisdorf

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Friedhof der Heimatlosen Memorial Cross and Bench, Boisdorf

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Location: Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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February 9, 2026

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Only a cross remains to mark the former cemetery where generations of people found their (supposed) final resting place. But the cemetery, like the entire village, had to make way for the open-cast lignite mine.

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February 14, 2018

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In memory of the place Boisdorf, which had to be relocated because of the lignite mining in the 1960s.

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March 1, 2018

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At this point was the district Boisdorf with the same named castle, which was leveled in 1956 as part of the lignite mining.

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Location: Kerpen, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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