Diksmuide
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | West Flanders | |
District : | Diksmuide | |
Coordinates : | 51 ° 2 ′ N , 2 ° 52 ′ E | |
Area : | 149.4 km² | |
Residents: | 16,743 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 112 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 8600 | |
Prefix: | 051 | |
Mayor: | Read Laridon ( CD&V ) | |
Local government address : |
Gemeente Blankenberge J.F. Kennedyplein 1 8370 Blankenberge |
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Website: | www.diksmuide.be |
Diksmuide ( French Dixmude ) is a city in West Flanders in Belgium . In the city on the Yser , 16,743 people live on an area of 149.4 km² (as of January 1, 2019) .
history
Since the 9th century there was a Frankish settlement under the name Dicasmutha on a small watercourse near the Yser. In the 10th century there was a chapel and a market place. In the 12th century the place received city rights, in 1270 a city wall was built. The residents lived from agriculture and linen weaving . From the 15th century until the French Revolution , the city was badly affected by the constant armed conflicts between the Netherlands, France, Austria and Spain. It was not until the 19th century that more peaceful times began for the residents, which also brought some prosperity.
During the First World War , the city was in the front area . When the German army reached Diksmuide while marching through Belgium in October 1914, the region was flooded by opening the locks of the Yser. This led to the battle of the Yser . The defense of the city was directed by the Belgian general Jules MA Jacques (1858-1928), who was later ennobled for it as Baron Jacques de Dixmude . In the course of the war, the city was then completely destroyed and rebuilt in the 1920s.
Because of the involvement of French marines in the defense of Diksmuide, several French ships were named after the city, including the airship "Dixmude" , which Germany had to hand over to France as a war reparation . The planned command ship of the Mistral class was last named “Dixmude” in 2009 .
Since 1924, the urban area has expanded through incorporations . This process was completed in 1977.
An outstanding event in Diksmuide is the IJzerbedevaart , the nationalist pilgrimage of the Flemish Movement to the Yser Tower, visited at times by many neo-Nazis from all over Europe .
City structure
Diksmuide has 15 districts, which were gradually incorporated from 1924 to 1977. They are listed here with their area and population:
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Source: www.westhoek.be |
Attractions
- The town hall with belfry has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 . In 1428 the first aldermen's house had stood in the same place, which was replaced by a new building in 1567. In the 19th century the town hall was built, which was destroyed in the First World War and rebuilt in 1923 together with the town tower.
- The Gothic Sint-Niklaas Church right behind the town hall has been rebuilt according to plans from the 14th century.
- The dead passage , in Dutch dodengang , is about 1.5 km outside the center and preserves the trenches in which Belgian soldiers fought in 1918. The 84 m high Yser tower is a reminder of the trench warfare .
photos
Town twinning
City partnerships exist
- Rottach-Egern in Bavaria , Germany
- Ellesmere (Shropshire) in Great Britain
- Ploemeur in Brittany , France
- Finnentrop in North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany
See also
- Vladslo - district of Diksmuide with a German military cemetery and a double sculpture by Käthe Kollwitz
Web links
- Community website
- Diksmuide (pictures and maps)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mer et Marine , ' Le 3ème BPC de la Marine nationale s'appellera Dixmude ' ("The third command ship of the French Navy will be called Dixmude"), accessed on December 20, 2009.
- ^ "Worldwide Teutonic Unity" Der Spiegel March 30, 1981
- ↑ Answer of the Federal Government to the Small Inquiry ... October 10, 1994
- ^ A high mass for Flemish nationalism , by Andreas Middel, Die Welt August 28, 2000
- ↑ Andreas Kalbitz: The right-outside support of the AfD Page 2/3: A young man in the crowd in Diksmuide