Yser Tower

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The new Yzer tower from 1965.

The Ysertower ( Dutch IJzertoren ) is a memorial for the First World War fallen Flemish soldiers of the Belgian Army . It is located in the area of ​​Kaaskerke, a sub-municipality of the city of Diksmuide , directly on the Yser River and is 84 m high.

The tower was inaugurated in 1930. It quickly developed into an important meeting place for the Flemish Movement and is particularly associated with the nationalist pilgrimage IJzerbedevaart, which is visited at times by many neo-Nazis from all over Europe . After the Second World War , the Yser tower was destroyed by an explosive attack in 1946. The Peace Gate was built from its ruins in 1950. Construction of today's Yser Tower began in 1951, just a few meters from the remains of the original tower. The foundation stone was laid in 1952. A new crypt was inaugurated in 1958 and the tower itself in 1965.

Web links

Commons : Yserturm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Worldwide Teutonic Unity". In: Der Spiegel . March 30, 1981, Retrieved March 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Answer of the Federal Government to the Small Inquiry ... October 10, 1994
  3. ↑ Answer of the federal government to the small question of the MP Ulla Jelpke and the group of the PDS / Linke Liste - printed matter 12/8485 - three day meeting of European neo-fascist organizations in Diksmuide (Belgium). (PDF) In: Drucksache 12/8565. Federal Government, October 10, 1994, accessed March 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Andreas Middel: A high mass for Flemish nationalism. In: The world . August 28, 2000, accessed March 5, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Andreas Kalbitz: The right-outside support of the AfD Page 2/3: A young man in the crowd in Diksmuide

Coordinates: 51 ° 1 '54 "  N , 2 ° 51' 7.2"  E