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Vagrants' Cemetery Merksplas Colony (Landlopersbegraafplaats Merksplas-Kolonie)

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Vagrants' Cemetery Merksplas Colony (Landlopersbegraafplaats Merksplas-Kolonie)

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    September 18, 2024

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    The cemetery contains 227 anonymous white crosses. Most of them have no name, only a number. In total, more than 6,000 vagrants are buried here. The cemetery consists of three plots, each with its own entrance and its own story.
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    April 4, 2025

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    There are 227 anonymous white crosses in this cemetery. Most of them only have a number. A few crosses have a name. In the period 1873-2000, more than 6000 people were given a final resting place in the three cemeteries. Quite a touching place.
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    November 3, 2025

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    Wortel Cemetery

    Visit this silent witness to Wortel Colony's vagrant past. Vagrants were given a number upon arrival at the Colony. Lead plaques often bear only a number, not a name, on the white crosses of the vagrant cemetery.
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    1. Colony - Eastern Rampart – Open hay barns Kolonie 5-7 loop from Natuurreservaat Eksterheide en omgeving

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Location: Merksplas, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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