Yser Towers, Diksmuide

Name: Yser Towers
Address: IJzerdijk 49, Diksmuide, 8600, Belgium
Telephone: +32 51 50 02 86

#2 among attractions in Diksmuide

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Observation decks and towers, History museum, More...

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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. ()

Local name: Tour de l'Yser Coordinates: 51°1'54"N, 2°51'8"E

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IJzerdijk 49Diksmuide 8600 Belgium

Contact

+32 51 50 02 86

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Day trips

Yser Towers – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dodengang, Vladslo German war cemetery, Caesarsboom, Wullepitmolen.

1.1 miN
Battlefield, Memorial
Dodengang, Diksmuide
28 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 miNE
Memorial site, Cemetery
Vladslo German war cemetery, Diksmuide
110 min walk • 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.
5.8 miSW
Tree
Caesarsboom
149 min walk • Caesarsboom is a very old tree whose precise age is unknown but is believed to be over 2000 years in age. The ancient tree grows in Lo, a town in Lo-Reninge, a municipality of the province of West-Vlaanderen of Belgium. Its species is Taxus baccata, common name European Yew. The tree is designated a national monument of Belgium.
4.9 miE
51°0'42"N • 2°57'40"E
Wullepitmolen, Werken
126 min walk • Historical place, Windmill
4.7 miE
51°1'54"N • 2°57'36"E
Kruisstraatmolen, Werken
120 min walk • Windmill
6.8 miNE
51°5'25"N • 2°58'45"E
Saint Martin's Church, Koekelare
175 min walk • Church
0.6 miE
51°1'60"N • 2°51'53"E
Jules Marie Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude, Diksmuide
15 min walk • Memorial
5.2 miE
51°0'14"N • 2°57'52"E
Couchezmolen, Werken
134 min walk • Windmill
5.7 miSE
Locality
Houthulst
146 min walk • Houthulst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051.