The Elberfeld Cemetery of Honor on the flank of the Kiesberg below the Königshöhe is one of two cemeteries in the city of Wuppertal. 567 fallen soldiers of the First World War rest on it.
- Wikipedia (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehrenfriedhof_Elberfeld)

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JakobusPilger

August 27, 2021

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As a memorial to the endless number of war dead, such places - usually referred to as "war cemeteries" or "soldiers' cemeteries" - are still very important today. "Now, Lord, …

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

June 8, 2021

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The cemetery is located on the slope of the Kiesberg, not far from Königshöher Weg, behind an obelisk that was erected in 1913 to commemorate the wars of liberation against …

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1. Samba-Trasse – Burgholz Station loop from Bergische Universität Wuppertal - Campus Grifflenberg

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2. Samba-Trasse – Von der Heydt Tower loop from Wuppertal Zoologischer Garten

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3. Von der Heydt Tower – View over western Wuppertal loop from Pestalozzistraße

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Elberfeld War Cemetery

1. Samba-Trasse – Burgholz Station loop from Bergische Universität Wuppertal - Campus Grifflenberg

2. Samba-Trasse – Von der Heydt Tower loop from Wuppertal Zoologischer Garten

3. Von der Heydt Tower – View over western Wuppertal loop from Pestalozzistraße

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