Ysselsteyn
Ysselsteyn | |
|---|---|
Dorp | |
 Ysselsteyn binnen de gemeente Venray | |
| Coordinates: 51°29′24″N 5°53′45″E / 51.49000°N 5.89583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Venray |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | 2,170 |
Ysselsteyn is a small village in the municipality of Venray in Limburg, Netherlands. It was established in 1921 and named after its designer, Hendrik Albert van IJsselsteyn, then Minister of Agriculture.[1] Ysselsteyn has an extensive hog raising industry.[2]
Ysselsteyn's main object of interest is the Ysselsteyn German war cemetery at Timmermansweg 73, which covers about 28 hectares (69 acres) and contains the graves of 31,598 German war dead, most of whom who died in the Netherlands during World War II.[3]
References
- ^ ter Laan, K. et al. ed. (1942). Van Goor's aardrijkskundig woordenboek van Nederland (in Dutch). Den Haag: Van Goor Zonen.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ http://www.houbensteyn.nl
- ^ (de) Deutsche Kriegsgräberstätte Ysselsteyn (German military cemetery) at Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge
External links
Media related to Ysselsteyn, Limburg at Wikimedia Commons
