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{{Short description|War cemetery in Indonesia}}
{{Short description|Dutch war cemetery in Semarang, Indonesia}}
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'''Candi Memorial Cemetery''' ({{lang-nl|Ereveld Candi}}; {{lang-id|Makam Kehormatan Candi}}) is a Dutch [[War grave|war cemetery]] in the hills of [[Semarang]], [[Central Java]] in [[Indonesia]]. Candi is one of two Dutch war cemeteries in Semarang, the other being [[Kalibanteng Memorial Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Bijsmans|editor1-first=A.C.|editor2-last=Bots-Estourgie|editor2-first=E.H.M.|editor3-last=Neisingh|editor3-first=C.N.J.|date=2007|title=De Oorlogsgravenstichting in 2007|url=https://issuu.com/oorlogsgraven-stichting/docs/jaarbericht_2007|language=nl|magazine=Oorlogsgravenstichting jaarbericht|publisher=Netherlands War Graves Foundation|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
'''Dutch War Cemetery Candi''' ({{lang-id|Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Candi}}), also '''Dutch Field of Honor Candi''' ({{lang-nl|Nederlands Ereveld Candi}}), is a [[War grave|war cemetery]] in the hills of [[Semarang]], [[Central Java]] in [[Indonesia]]. Candi is one of two Dutch war cemeteries in Semarang, the other being [[Kalibanteng War Cemetery|Dutch War Cemetery Kalibanteng]].<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Bijsmans|editor1-first=A.C.|editor2-last=Bots-Estourgie|editor2-first=E.H.M.|editor3-last=Neisingh|editor3-first=C.N.J.|date=2007|title=De Oorlogsgravenstichting in 2007|url=https://issuu.com/oorlogsgraven-stichting/docs/jaarbericht_2007|language=nl|magazine=Oorlogsgravenstichting jaarbericht|publisher=Netherlands War Graves Foundation|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>


The cemetery was constructed by soldiers from the [[T-Brigade]] of the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] who came ashore in Java on 12 March 1946, during the [[Indonesian National Revolution]]. Only Dutch servicemen are buried in this cemetery, resting in more than 1,000 graves. Initially, only war dead of the revolution incurred in Central Java were buried at Candi, but they were soon joined by Dutch casualties of the preceding [[Pacific War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seputarsemarang.com/ereveld-candi-4772/|title=Ereveld Candi|website=Seputarsemarang.com|publisher=Seputar Semarang|language=id|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
The cemetery was constructed by soldiers from the [[T-Brigade]] of the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] who came ashore in Java on 12 March 1946, during the [[Indonesian National Revolution]]. Only Dutch servicemen are buried in this cemetery, resting in more than 1,000 graves. Initially, only war dead of the revolution incurred in Central Java were buried at Candi, but they were soon joined by Dutch casualties of the preceding [[Pacific War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seputarsemarang.com/ereveld-candi-4772/|title=Ereveld Candi|website=Seputarsemarang.com|publisher=Seputar Semarang|language=id|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Ereveld Candi}}
{{commons category|Ereveld Candi}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/begraafplaatsen/nederlands-ereveld-candi-te-semarang Candi Memorial Cemetery] on the website of the [[Netherlands War Graves Foundation]] (OGS)
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://oorlogsgravenstichting.nl/begraafplaatsen/nederlands-ereveld-candi-te-semarang Dutch War Cemetery Candi] on the website of the [[Netherlands War Graves Foundation]] (OGS)
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20030428110150/http://www.ogs.nl:80/docs/222030_Ereveld%20Candi.pdf OGS leaflet about Candi Memorial Cemetery]
* {{in lang|nl}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20030428110150/http://www.ogs.nl:80/docs/222030_Ereveld%20Candi.pdf OGS leaflet about Dutch War Cemetery Candi]
* {{in lang|en}} [https://issuu.com/oorlogsgraven-stichting/docs/ogs_brochure_zo_azie_eng?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ OGS brochure about Dutch war graves in Southeast Asia]
* {{in lang|en}} [https://issuu.com/oorlogsgraven-stichting/docs/ogs_brochure_zo_azie_eng?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ OGS brochure about Dutch war graves in Southeast Asia]


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[[Category:Cemeteries in Java]]
[[Category:Cemeteries in Java]]
[[Category:Military monuments and memorials]]
[[Category:Military monuments and memorials]]

Latest revision as of 04:55, 20 August 2024

Dutch War Cemetery Candi
Nederlands Ereveld Candi
Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Candi
Dutch War Cemetery Candi
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Details
Standort
LandIndonesien
Coordinates7°00′23″S 110°24′31″E / 7.006265°S 110.408488°E / -7.006265; 110.408488
TypWar cemetery
Owned byNetherlands War Graves Foundation
No. of gravesOver 1,000

Dutch War Cemetery Candi (Indonesian: Makam Kehormatan Belanda di Candi), also Dutch Field of Honor Candi (Dutch: Nederlands Ereveld Candi), is a war cemetery in the hills of Semarang, Central Java in Indonesia. Candi is one of two Dutch war cemeteries in Semarang, the other being Dutch War Cemetery Kalibanteng.[1]

The cemetery was constructed by soldiers from the T-Brigade of the Royal Netherlands Army who came ashore in Java on 12 March 1946, during the Indonesian National Revolution. Only Dutch servicemen are buried in this cemetery, resting in more than 1,000 graves. Initially, only war dead of the revolution incurred in Central Java were buried at Candi, but they were soon joined by Dutch casualties of the preceding Pacific War.[2]

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  1. ^ Bijsmans, A.C.; Bots-Estourgie, E.H.M.; Neisingh, C.N.J., eds. (2007). "De Oorlogsgravenstichting in 2007". Oorlogsgravenstichting jaarbericht (in Dutch). Netherlands War Graves Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ereveld Candi". Seputarsemarang.com (in Indonesian). Seputar Semarang. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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