Mill of Peace Klerken
This mill, also known as the Mill Vancoillie, was built in 1879. In 1917 the mill, which was used as an observation post by the Germans, was destroyed. The ruins remained as a memorial of the First World War.
It is recently restorated and now served again as opservation post.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Luc van Waeyenberge
Nearby
Museum
- Klein Engeland the Secret War Museum - Houthulst
- IJzertower - Museum at the IJzer - Kaaskerke (Diksmuide)
- Guynemer Pavilion - Poelkapelle (Langemark-Poelkapelle)
Point of interest
- Stained-glass Windows Chapel Langewaede - Merkem (Houthulst)
- Information Center Battle of Langemark - Langemark (Langemark-Poelkapelle)
- Wall Disbanded German Ehrenfriedhof 124 - Poelkapelle
Monument
- Memorial 2nd/22th and 3rd Line Regiments, 1st and 13th Artillery Regiments - Klerken (Houthulst)
- Lourdes Cave First World War - Klerken (Houthulst)
- Memorial Fighting Pilot Willy Coppens - Klerken (Houthulst)
Cemetery
- Belgian Graves Veterans Klerken - Klerken (Houthulst)
- Commonwealth War Graves Houthulst - Houthulst
- Belgian Graves Veterans Houthulst - Houthulst
Fortification
- German Bunker Klerken - Klerken (Houthulst)
- German Command Regelbau 117b Bunker Diksmuide - Diksmuide
- German Bunker Broenbeek - Langemark (Langemark-Poelkapelle)
Crash site
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