Attraction

Kerkplein

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Sittard

The Kerkplein was the cemetery until the early 19th century. As was customary in the past, important dead were buried in the church and the other believers in the garden around the church, hence the name 'graveyard'. When Napoleon no longer allowed burial in and around the church, the deceased had to be buried outside the built-up area. This put an end to this use and a new cemetery was built outside the rampart.

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