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Kerkveld cemetery, Nieuwegein

Kerkveld cemetery, Nieuwegein

A small, historic cemetery in the former village Jutphaas (now part of the large town Nieuwegein): Kerkveld. Kerkveld cemetery has been in use since at least the 12th century, maybe earlier. Its task as main burial site of the area has been taken over by nearby...
Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves

The topic of the August 2010 edition of the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival is: Favorite season. My favorite season is autumn, especially for graveyard visits. It’s summer now, so for this carnival I had to dig in my photo archives, and I came up with these beautiful...
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

We are on vacation until mid January. When I return I will take you to the St Barbara catholic cemetery in Utrecht, until then I will only post Wordless Wednesdays.
A roadside monument

A roadside monument

On the old road from Jutphaas to Utrecht, not far from the Catholic church and church yard that we visited last month, there is a small roadside monument. The text on the monument (translated into English): Thanks friend Remco 15 July 1983 28 March 2008 Bye...
The catholic churchyard of Jutphaas

The catholic churchyard of Jutphaas

Last week I told you about new town Nieuwegein (founded in the 1970s), and I showed you around new cemetery Noorderveld (probably opened in the 1970s). Though Nieuwegein is only about 30 years old, there have been people living in the area long before that. There were...