Yser Towers
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Belfry of Diksmuide
Town hall
Belfry of Diksmuide is a town hall, which is situated 1 km east of Yser Towers.
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Church
Photo: Willemdd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Niklaaskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Yser Towers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sint-Jacobskapelle and Woumen.
Sint-Jacobskapelle
Hamlet
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Jacobskapelle is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium.
Woumen
Village
Woumen is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. Woumen is situated 3½ km south of Yser Towers.
Oudekapelle
Hamlet
Photo: Deeznvansintjacobs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oudekapelle is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Diksmuide. Oudekapelle is a small village with only about ten houses around the church and farms on its territory. Oudekapelle is situated 3½ km southwest of Yser Towers.
Yser Towers
- Categories: tower and museum
- Location: Diksmuide, Arrondissement of Diksmuide, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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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”
- Latin: “Turris Iserae”
- Russian: “Башня на Изере”
- Spanish: “IJzertoren”
- Vlaams: “Yzertôorn”
- Western Frisian: “Izertoer”
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