Yser Towers

The Yser Towers are a monument complex near the at , in . 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.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: WWⅠ monument in Diksmuide, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Yser Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belfry of Diksmuide and Sint-Niklaaskerk.

Town hall
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is a town hall, which is situated 1 km east of Yser Towers.

Church
Photo: Willemdd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Yser Towers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diksmuide and Sint-Jacobskapelle.

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . is known as the Butter City, referring to the flourishing dairy trade that was one of the city's most important pillars of prosperity for centuries.

Hamlet
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , a part of .

Village
is a town in , a part of . is situated 3½ km south of Yser Towers.

Yser Towers

Latitude
51.03165° or 51° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
2.85211° or 2° 51′ 8″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F342VJ2+MR
Geo­Names ID
11703969
Wiki­data ID
Q1708620
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Yser Towers” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Աշտարակ Իզերի ափին”
  • Armenian: “Աշտարակ Իզերի վրա”
  • Breton: “IJzertoren”
  • Catalan: “Torre d’Ijzer”
  • Catalan: “Torre d’IJzer”
  • Dutch: “Ijzertoren”
  • Dutch: “IJzertoren”
  • Esperanto: “Izer-turo”
  • French: “IJzertoren”
  • French: “tour de l’Yser”
  • French: “Tour de l’Yser”
  • German: “Ijzertoren”
  • German: “Yserturm”
  • Italian: “IJzertoren”
  • Italian: “torre dell’Yser”
  • Italian: “Torre dell’Yser”
  • Latin: “Turris Iserae”
  • Russian: “Башня на Изере”
  • Spanish: “IJzertoren”
  • Vlaams: “Yzertôorn”
  • Western Frisian: “Izertoer”

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