Vladslo German war cemetery, Diksmuide

Name: Vladslo German war cemetery
Address: Houtlandstraat 3, Diksmuide, 8600, Belgium

#3 among attractions in Diksmuide

Top attraction, Memorial site, Cemetery

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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. ()

Local name: Cimetière militaire allemand de Vladslo Coordinates: 51°4'14"N, 2°55'46"E

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Houtlandstraat 3Diksmuide 8600 Belgium

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Vladslo German war cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dodengang, Yser Towers, Lange Max Museum, Site Lange Max.

4.1 miSW
Battlefield, Memorial
Dodengang, Diksmuide
105 min walk • 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.
4.3 miSW
Specialty museum, Observation decks and towers, History museum
Yser Towers, Diksmuide
110 min walk • 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.
4 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Military museum
Lange Max Museum, Koekelare
101 min walk • The Lange Max Museum is devoted to the German 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" gun and the German occupation of Koekelare and the nearby area in World War I. The focus on the German side of the war makes it a unique museum in Belgium.
4.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Site Lange Max
104 min walk • Site Lange Max is a private domain, 3 km from the center of Koekelare, Belgium. The domain is located at 3 km from the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Koekelare, 6 km from the Vladslo German war cemetery and 10 km from Diksmuide.
5.4 miN
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Ten Putte Abbey, Gistel
139 min walk • Ten Putte Abbey is a monastery with an abbey in Gistel, roughly 8 km to the south of Ostend, in the western part of Belgium. It was built to mark the spot where, in 1070, Saint Godelina was murdered by strangulation and then thrown into a pond.
4.3 miS
51°0'42"N • 2°57'40"E
Wullepitmolen, Werken
110 min walk • Historical place, Windmill
3 miSE
51°1'54"N • 2°57'36"E
Kruisstraatmolen, Werken
77 min walk • Windmill
2.6 miNE
51°5'25"N • 2°58'45"E
Saint Martin's Church, Koekelare
66 min walk • Church
3.8 miSW
51°1'60"N • 2°51'53"E
Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude, Diksmuide
98 min walk • Memorial
4.9 miS
51°0'14"N • 2°57'52"E
Couchezmolen, Werken
124 min walk • Windmill
4.2 miE
Locality
Ichtegem
108 min walk • Ichtegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders 15 km southwest of Bruges. The municipality comprises the towns of Bekegem, Eernegem and Ichtegem proper. On January 1, 2006 Ichtegem had a total population of 13,423.