Discover 5 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Diksmuide (Belgium). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Dodengang, Yser Towers, and Vladslo German war cemetery. Also, be sure to include Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Diksmuide (Vlaanderen).
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Dodengang
Also known as: Boyau de la Mort
War museum in Diksmuide, Belgium. The Dodengang is a World War I memorial site located near Diksmuide, Belgium. The site is located about 1.5 kilometres from the IJzertoren in the centre of the city, and set directly on the banks of the Yser Canal.[1]
Address: IJzerdijk 65, 8600 Diksmuide
Yser Towers
Also known as: Tour de l'Yser
Museum in Diksmuide, Belgium. The Yser Towers are a monument complex near the Yser river at Diksmuide, West Flanders in Belgium. The first tower was built in 1928–30 to commemorate the Belgian soldiers killed on the surrounding Yser Front during World War I and as a monument to Christian pacifism. However, it subsequently became an important political symbol for the Flemish Movement and was destroyed in 1946 as a result of its association with Flemish nationalist collaboration in German-occupied Belgium in World War II. The current tower was rebuilt alongside the remains of the original and copied its design. It was finished in 1965. It remains a site of political significance to Flemish nationalists and is the center for their annual Yser Pilgrimage.[2]
Address: IJzerdijk 49, 8600 Diksmuide
Vladslo German war cemetery
Also known as: Cimetière militaire allemand de Vladslo
Cemetery. Vladslo German war cemetery is about three kilometres north east of Vladslo, near Diksmuide, Belgium. Established during World War I, the cemetery holds 3,233 wartime burials. In 1956, burials from many smaller surrounding cemeteries were concentrated in Vladslo, and it now contains the remains of 25,644 soldiers. Each stone bears the name of twenty soldiers, with just their name, rank, and date of death specified.
The cemetery is administered by the German War Graves Commission (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge). They also look after the three other German war cemeteries in Belgium: Langemark, Menen and Hooglede.[3]
Address: Houtlandstraat 3, 8600 Vladslo
Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude
Memorial
De Speelplekke
Address: Woumenweg 73, Diksmuide