생쥬뱅 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

In his address on Remembrance Day in 2015, then-President Joachim Gauck expressed some thoughts that I would like to offer visitors to this war cemetery/military cemetery for reflection: "This... is our shared hope: that the memory of the suffering of war will not breed revenge, but will lead more and more people and nations to seek a way out in peaceful coexistence. Just as European integration succeeded in becoming the great peace project of our continent. (...) That military cemeteries, as Albert Schweitzer once said, may finally become the great preachers of peace. Then, as we have experienced, reconciliation over the graves will be possible. Then peace can be lasting. We all share this responsibility."

Wonderfully quiet campsite. We had an entire street to ourselves.

This serene cemetery contains 1,111 individual graves of German soldiers who died in the Argonne Forest during the First World War. Created in November 1915, it is the only German cemetery in the region that has been largely preserved in its original state. Of particular note is the gravestone of Commander Baron von Müllenheim-Rechberg, who died in 1916, and the monument to the 27th Landwehr Regiment. Since 2023, the site has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage as part of the World War I Memorial Sites.

bring drinks

Nice playground for smaller children

Beautiful nature area with lots of wildlife

Small but nice, no entrance fee and free parking. The existing toilet is unfortunately locked. Drinks and snacks are available at the campsite reception.

The old watermill stopped its original function after the occupation by the Germans in the First World War in 1919. Now it is a beautiful home next to a small waterfall.