Ysselsteyn
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For the municipality in the province of Utrecht, see IJsselstein.
Ysselsteyn | |
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Dorp | |
Ysselsteyn binnen de gemeente Venray |
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Coordinates: 51°29′24″N 5°53′45″E / 51.49000°N 5.89583°ECoordinates: 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's main object of interest is the Ysselsteyn German war cemetery at Timmermansweg 75, 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.[citation needed]
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- Media related to Ysselsteyn, Limburg at Wikimedia Commons