Costermano

Costermano is a village in the hinterland of Lake Garda in northern Italy. The of 3,383 people inhabited place is located about 120 kilometers west of Venice and 25 km northwest of Verona in the Veneto region. Especially German tourists are drawn to the place where there is a cemetery of fallen German soldiers.

German Military Cemetery

Inaugurated on May 6, 1967 the German military cemetery was the result of an agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and Italy to allow the fallen German soldiers there 21920 of World War II a worthy burial. This was made ​​possible with the support of Manfred Bergmeister, among other things, the cross on the top of the hill, where many services, even in the language of German will be held outdoors, has forged. Costermano was chosen mainly because of the easy accessibility for the many German tourists. The cemetery has been built on the hills of the Guardia, in a depression between the Caprinoebene and the Garda bay. The cemetery is, however, also criticized because in addition to numerous ordinary soldiers here, inter alia, the extermination camp commandant Christian Wirth, Franz Reichleitner and Gottfried Schwarz are buried.

Demography

The population development of Costermano 1872-2001:

Community partnership

  • Oberndorf am Lech in Germany

Photo Gallery

Bicycle shop

Main street of Costermano

Supermarket De Beni

German Military Cemetery

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