ELCHE OLD CEMETERY
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Shot Memorial.
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The Old Cemetery of Elche began its activity in 1811.
This year a lot of people died due
to a serious epidemic
disease. In its early stages, burials were performed in soil, but nowadays you can see mainly
niches and mausoleums.
Today is included in the city, though quite independently and
maintaining a certain distance from the nearest houses. If you prefer arrive by bus, take the line I,L, or K.
This cemetery is not just a place to remember those
who left us. Old Cemetery of Elche is integrated
into the Route of the European Significant Cemeteries, a Cultural
Route of the Council of Europe. It isn´t so big or so monumental
as other European cemeteries of this Cultural Route, but it´s also culture, an
outdoor museum, and a quiet place to walk.
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Mausoleum.
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Garden
of remembrance.
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Remember the sleeping soul,
enliven the mind and
wake up,
watching,
how life passes
(… how death comes, so quiet)
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I
was what you are, you will be what I am
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In
memory of the defenders of freedom
and democracy, shot in this cemetery between 1939 and 1940. Buried in a common grave, now lie in the ossuary that
opens under this inscription.
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Mausoleum
and niches.
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Mausoleum.
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Photos in a niche.
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Coordinates: 38°15'45" - 0°42'55."
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