In Lommel is the largest military cemetery of the second world war situated. The cemetery is located in a well-maintained 12,95 hectares park, 20.000 crosses were erected for 40.000 fallen German soldiers.In front of the graves heather plants grow, which give the area a purple emanation in the flowering time. The cemetery contains also a building with overnight facilities and information room, a monumental tomb and above it, a gigantic statue in black lava rock form the entrance to the graveyard.