Valkenburg in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Joodse deportations
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Jewish Deportations
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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024
1. Joodse deportations / Jewish Deportations Marker
More than half (42) of all Jewish residents of Valkenburg were deported and murdered in the extermination camps. Those who managed to go into hiding survived the war. When one received a call to report for employment in Germany, one had to report on the day in question at the Hotel Tummers opposite the Valkenburg station. Destination was Hooghalen station in Drenthe, near Camp Westerbork. One had to pay for ones own train ticket. Most of the Valkenburg Jews were called up for transport on August 25, 1942 and
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Erected 2019. (Marker Number 00/20.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust, and the Valkenburg Bevrijding/Liberation Route series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is August 25, 1942.
Location. 50° 52.14′ N, 5° 49.943′ E. Marker is in Valkenburg, Limburg, in Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is at the intersection of Wehryweg and Wehryweg, on the right when traveling south on Wehryweg. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Stationsstraat 21, Valkenburg, Limburg 6301 EZ, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Station Valkenburg / Valkenburg Railway Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment Monument (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Panzerabwehrkanone (PAK-40) / Anti-tank Gun (PAK-40) (about 120 meters away); Mammoetboom Sequoiadendron Giganteum (about 150 meters away); Jan Hubert Vrancken and Frans Alexander Cobbenhagen memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Fransche Molen / French Mill (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); SS Reichschule / 91st Evacuation Hospital
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024
2. Joodse deportations / Jewish Deportations Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here on the street corner, in front of the former Hotel Tummers (mentioned and depicted on the marker).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
Also see . . . Transport from Westerbork, Camp, The Netherlands to Auschwitz Birkenau (Yad Vashem). Full title: Transport from Westerbork, Camp, The Netherlands to Auschwitz Birkenau, Extermination Camp, Poland on 28/08/1942. This is Yad Vashems research on the the particular transport that took some 700 or so Jews from the Dutch province of Limburg to Auschwitz. Those deported from Valkenburg on August 25, 1942, would have been on this particular train. (Submitted on June 6, 2024.)
Additional keywords. Holocaust
Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
