West Flanders
Arrondissement of Diksmuide
Diksmuide

Yser Tower

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: Tower
  • Description: WWⅠ monument in Diksmuide, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Yser Towers”
  • Address: Ijzerdijk 46, Diksmuide

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Belfry of Diksmuide and Sint-Niklaaskerk.

Town hall
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 1 km east of Yser Tower.

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

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dodengang is a World War I memorial site located near , . The site is located about 1.5 kilometres from the IJzertoren in the centre of the city, and is set directly on the banks of the Yser Canal. is situated 2 km north of Yser Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Jacobskapelle and Woumen.

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 Tower.

Hamlet
Photo: Deeznvansintjacobs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small in the province of and a part of the municipality of . is a small village with only about ten houses around the church and farms on its territory. is situated 3½ km southwest of Yser Tower.

Yser Tower

Latitude
51.03165° or 51° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
2.85213° or 2° 51′ 8″ east
Levels
22
Height
84 metres (276 feet)
Open location code
9F342VJ2+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89482810
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q1708620
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Yser Tower” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Աշտարակ Իզերի ափին”
  • Armenian: “Աշտարակ Իզերի վրա”
  • Breton: “IJzertoren”
  • Catalan: “Torre d’Ijzer”
  • Catalan: “Torre d’IJzer”
  • 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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