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Memorial · Vaals · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Memorial in Vaals

This is a memorial in Vaals, Limburg, Netherlands. This place has a story in the app. 6 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 710 m you'll find a bench, a bike pump and a public toilet.

Memorial in Vaals
Memorial in Vaals, photo 2
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Photo: Jiří Komárek · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

The story

Story · Memorial

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You're standing at the Airmen's Monument in Vaals, close to the Wilhelmina Tower and right next to border post 193-H. Look at the propeller. Together with an information board, it's the heart of this memorial. It recalls a plane crash near here on the 27th of June, 1932.

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

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

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Facilities near Memorial

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

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 6 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Aachen Cathedral
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Aachen Cathedral · 4.9 km

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Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Vaalsbroek
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Vaalsbroek · 1.8 km

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Photo: LoKiLeCh · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Erenstein
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Erenstein · 12.5 km

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Photo: Marianne Cornelissen-Kuyt · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Cortenbach
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Cortenbach · 14.9 km

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Photo: Kasteelbeer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 nlView the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Kasteel Lemiers
CastleAudio story · 2 min

Kasteel Lemiers · 3.5 km

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Photo: The original uploader was Pivos at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: Pivos) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Aachen Cathedral on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 2 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1Huis BloemendalCastle · 1.3 km away
  2. 2Museum VaalsMuseum · 1.4 km away
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