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Memorial · Kampen · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Memorial Smekende Handen in Kampen

Smekende Handen is a memorial in Kampen, Overijssel. This place has a story in the app. 3 of the 16 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 450 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.

Memorial Smekende Handen in Kampen
Memorial Smekende Handen in Kampen, photo 2
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Photo: Uberprutser · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Memorial Smekende Handen in Kampen, photo 3
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The story

Story · Smekende Handen

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You're standing in the Stadspark, the city park of Kampen, next to a quiet monument called Smekende handen, which means Pleading Hands. Look at the top first. On a round column rest two bronze hands, pressed together as if in prayer. They stand for a plea for peace and freedom. It's a simple image, but it stays with you.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

5 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

Memorial Smekende Handen in Kampen
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Facilities near Smekende Handen

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

16 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 3 of the 16 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de Blijmarkt
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de Blijmarkt · 13.4 km

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Photo: -Ebelien- · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Stedelijk Museum Kampen
MuseumStory

Stedelijk Museum Kampen · 420 m

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Photo: Parsifal2000 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Schokland
MuseumStory

Museum Schokland · 12.4 km

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Photo: FaceMePLS · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Anton Pieck Museum
MuseumStory

Anton Pieck Museum · 14 km

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Photo: Ymblanter · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Ikonenmuseum
MuseumStory

Ikonenmuseum · 320 m

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Photo: unknown artist; photo by Vysotsky · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Museum de Fundatie / Paleis aan de Blijmarkt on the spot with the app

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 250 m and a water point at 450 m.

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