Reconstruction Den Draad Boekhoute
In a few places along the Belgian-Dutch border is a reconstruction of Den Draad (The Wire): The electric fence which was built by the Germans in World War I, along the border to prevent escapes. Hundreds of people have been electrocuted by the fence.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
Point of interest
- Reconstruction Den Draad Assenede - Assenede
- Leopard I Tank - Zelzate
- Chapel of Consolation and Peace and Lourdes Grotto Kaprijke - Kaprijke
Monument
- Memorial of the "Battle by the Isabellasluis" - Philippine
- Artwork Den Draad Boekhoute - Boekhoute (Assenede)
- War Memorial Boekhoute - Boekhoute (Assenede)
Cemetery
- Belgian War Graves Boekhoute - Boekhoute (Assenede)
- Commonwealth War Graves Boekhoute - Boekhoute (Assenede)
- Belgian War Graves Watervliet - Watervliet (Sint-Laureins)
Fortification
- Dutch-German Defense Work Olmendijk - Philippine
- Hollandstellung - Bunker Bardelaeremuseum - Oostveld (Beernem)
Ship wreck
Crash site
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