{"id":13,"date":"2015-10-21T15:08:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T13:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:22:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T12:22:46","slug":"general-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/general-information\/","title":{"rendered":"General information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column]<section class=\"hero-slider centered-text-slider  \"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"overlay \"><div class=\"background-image-holder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Duiven.jpg\" class=\"background-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Duiven.jpg 2592w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Duiven-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Duiven-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"container vertical-align\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-sm-12 text-center ebor-slider-content\"><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 75px;\">General information<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/general-information\/contact-information-donation\/\">CONTACT INFORMATION \/ DONATION<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"btn btn-filled\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/general-information\/our-history\/\">OUR HISTORY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/section>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;image-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1445439636689{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/text-image-margraten-cemetry-snow.jpg?id=594) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"text-block\"><div class=\"detail-line\"><\/div><h5>Our story<\/h5><\/div>[vc_column_text]The American Cemetery is situated along the State Highway Maastricht-Vaals in the Eijsden-Margraten Municipality in the Netherlands. It is one of the biggest cemeteries in the world the only one in The Netherlands. No less than 8,301 American liberators have been buried here. The white marble crosses and David\u2019s stars remind us of the solders -often young- who gave their lives for our freedom during World War ll.<\/p>\n<p>The cemetery receives some 250,000 visitors each year. The way the crosses are placed and the location in a beautifully sloping landscape all add to the special atmosphere of this cemetery.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;image-left&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1445439647696{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/text-image-wall-soldiers.jpg?id=595) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"text-block\"><div class=\"detail-line\"><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]The names of 1,722 missing army- and air-force servicemen have been engraved in the marble walls of the Square of Honor. A rosette next to a name implies that the mortal remains of the deceased liberator have since then been found.<\/p>\n<p>At the cemetery many of the graves have flowers that were placed by people who have adopted one or more graves and thus want to show their gratitude to the fallen liberators and their next of kin. With regular intervals the carillon plays the American and Dutch national anthems.<\/p>\n<p>All in all a field of honor well worth a visit.<\/p>\n<p>For a more complete historical description of the realization of this cemetery we kindly refer to the publications \u201cCrosses in the Wind\u201d and \u201cFrom Farmland to Soldier\u2019s Cemetery\u201d (can be ordered at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akkersvanmargraten.nl\">www.akkersvanmargraten.nl<\/a> website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;highlight-wrapper&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t<div class=\"testimonials\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"super-lead\">\u201cTo think that 70 years later, there are Dutch people who carry on this tradition is just so inspiring. And, for their care of our lost family members and loved ones, we are sincerely grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<span class=\"alt-font\">ARTHUR MITCHELL<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--end of row-->\n\t<\/div><!--end of container-->\n<\/li><li>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"super-lead\">\u201cLet&#8217;s remember our heroes.\u201d<\/p>\n<span class=\"alt-font\">BRIAN MOSER<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--end of row-->\n\t<\/div><!--end of container-->\n<\/li><li>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 col-md-offset-1 text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"super-lead\">\u201cAmericans gave their lives to defeat the Nazis. The Dutch have never forgotten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<span class=\"alt-font\">Front page Washington Post | 25 May 2015<\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--end of row-->\n\t<\/div><!--end of container-->\n<\/li>\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"text-block\"><div class=\"detail-line\"><\/div><h5>Latest news<\/h5><\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"blog-snippets-1\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"post-1507\" class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-1507 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geen-categorie\">\n\t<div class=\"blog-snippet-1 image-snippet overlay\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1024x546.jpg\" class=\"background-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-1536x818.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/10-2048x1091.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"date alt-font uppercase\">11 november 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Statement from the Foundation for the Adoption of Graves at the American Cemetery in Margraten in response to recent publications about the exhibition in the visitor center at the cemetery<\/h5><p>The adoption program in Margraten has been in existence for 80 years. All this time, the adopters have been commemorating and&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/statement-from-the-foundation-for-the-adoption-of-graves-at-the-american-cemetery-in-margraten-in-response-to-recent-publications-about-the-exhibition-in-the-visitor-center-at-the-cemetery\/\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-1500\" class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-1500 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geen-categorie\">\n\t<div class=\"blog-snippet-1 image-snippet overlay\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Begraafplaats-bloesem-686x1024.jpg\" class=\"background-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Begraafplaats-bloesem-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Begraafplaats-bloesem-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Begraafplaats-bloesem.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"date alt-font uppercase\">25 september 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>New Initiative Honors and Remembers American WWII Soldiers by Connecting Their Family Members with Dutch Adopters.<\/h5><p>The &#8220;Monuments Men and Women Foundation&#8221; and the Foundation for Adopting Graves at the American Cemetery in Margraten Announce Launch of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/new-initiative-honors-and-remembers-american-wwii-soldiers-by-connecting-their-family-members-with-dutch-adopters\/\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"post-1457\" class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-6 post-1457 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geen-categorie\">\n\t<div class=\"blog-snippet-1 image-snippet overlay\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-image-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"817\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen-817x1024.jpg\" class=\"background-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen-817x1024.jpg 817w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen-1226x1536.jpg 1226w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen-1635x2048.jpg 1635w, https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bloemen.jpg 1779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 817px) 100vw, 817px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"date alt-font uppercase\">29 oktober 2024<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h5>Central High School Omaha Alumni and Friends Soar Overseas<\/h5><p>Central High School Omaha Alumni and Friends Soar Overseas. Read the article here (PDF).<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/central-high-school-omaha-alumni-and-friends-soar-overseas\/\">\n\t\t\tRead more\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='row'><div class='col-sm-12 text-center'><ul class='pagination'><li class='active'><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/'>1<\/a><\/li> <li><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/page\/2\/'>2<\/a><\/li> <li><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/page\/3\/'>3<\/a><\/li> <li><a href='https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/page\/12\/'><span aria-hidden='true'>\u00bb<\/span><span class='sr-only'>Next<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row background_style=&#8221;full&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row background_style=&#8221;image-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1445439636689{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.adoptiegraven-margraten.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/text-image-margraten-cemetry-snow.jpg?id=594) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Cemetery is situated along the State Highway Maastricht-Vaals in the Eijsden-Margraten Municipality in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>American Cemetery\u00a0Margraten - General information<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get more information about the American Cemetery Margraten here. 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